Had to go to town, back in September, for my annual meds check, and had recently acquired a new lens, so thought it prudent to go to the old river before the appointment, and try out the lens. I had just shy of an hour to play, so expectations weren't high.... An immediate Kingie changed that!!
Just below and slightly to the right of Kingie, a territorial dispute between a pair of Little Egrets erupted (never seen aggression between egrets before!)
And whilst that was going on, a Grey Wagtail appeared.... what a dilemma...Kingie, Egrets or Waggie??
Can you spot him?
The other side of the river a family of Long Tailed Tits were making themselves heard, and one paused long enough to snap!
And then something I've very rarely seen...a Grey Wagtail in a tree!!
I'm guessing this is a Chiffchaff, in the same tree... but it could be a Weeping Willow Warbler
The winner of the Egret duel took the moral (and literal) high ground
And then a young Moorhen (I think) tentatively emerged from the bank vegetation
Unfortunately, I'd got a bit distracted, and had to run back to the car to make my appointment.... not what you need to be doing before blood pressure etc is taken!! Anyhow, I haven't heard back so guess "no news is good news"!!
As I'd had a good start to the morning, I decided to stop again on the way home... Perhaps they should have checked my eyes, as I can't make out what this is! (I'm not even 100% sure it's the same bird in all three images, but there was only 5 seconds between 1st and last pictures)
And this may or may not be the same bird again...so thanks for any ID help forthcoming lol
A beautiful Speckled Wood loitered
I decided enough was enough, and went home for a cuppa, and a view of the garden from the kitchen door, camera at hand as I'd decided it as it had been proper chilly that it was time to fill the sunflower hearts
So after giggling like a fool watching the sparrows and starlings in the bath, I decided enough was enough, and packed up for the day.
Hope you enjoyed
Stay Safe All
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
A fabulous start, kingies, nice and clear. That new camera is definitely doing the job.
Your moorhen is definitely a juvenile.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
There's little enough to giggle about Linda, and sparrows and starlings in a bird bath brighten any day!!
PimperneBloke said:I was impressed with how quick the autofocus was, MIke, especially as the light wasn't great, and I was still on rubbish setting (for some reason LOL)
Isn't it just, sometimes I feel just a little too quick.
You can slow down the speed at which the AF locks on to a subject, and how it selects the subject to focus on, something I need to experiment with on my camera.
It needs time to make the changes one step at a time, or I'll end up with the settings all over the place.
Copy/Pasted from Nikon website.... a bit better explanation than mine :o)
Focus Tracking with lock-on The Default mode is 3, which is fine for most subjects. If you’d like the camera to hold a subject in focus for longer and ignore objects that pass between you and the subject, then set it to 5. If you want your camera to jump quickly from subject to subject , set this to 1.
Lot to learn