Wildlife

2126 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 21/03/2021 - 11:32 Link

Captured whist sat in a hide waiting for a woodpecker for 6 hours yesterday which never showed, all K1 + Pentax 150 - 450 F4.5 / F5.6 @ F8 - 800 ISO

Vole

Dunnock

Blue Tit

Robin

I did move the distracting brighter log after this shot but Mr Robin didn't come back !!

Chris

www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk

" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".

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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8

Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2

K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM

Mike-P Mike-P

13627 posts
18 years
Hythe,
Hampshire UK

Posted 21/03/2021 - 11:42 Link

Chrism8 wrote:
Captured whist sat in a hide waiting for a woodpecker for 6 hours yesterday which never showed,

Hate it when that happens

Nice set though, great lens the 150-450mm.

My Flickr

RobL RobL

2620 posts
11 years
Warwickshire

Posted 21/03/2021 - 12:15 Link

Nice set, I particularly like the vole, what’s a cutey!

There is a dead tree near me where I have seen Greater Spotted Woodpeckers nesting, but not in the last couple of years but I keep checking in hope.

Edited by RobL: 21/03/2021 - 12:20

Chrism8 Chrism8

2126 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 21/03/2021 - 13:22 Link

I captured a GSW at this location back on the 5th Dec last year, only got about 10 seconds to compose and shoot and was hoping for another opportunity, I'll just have to go back on another occassion.

08tiger 08tiger

2931 posts
18 years
Atherton tablelands,
NQ

Posted 22/03/2021 - 06:10 Link

Nice set , you must be pretty patient . I like the vole but all good

C&C welcome.
Don.

Plus Member K10D K10D

6416 posts
17 years

Posted 22/03/2021 - 07:03 Link

Sharp, detailed and well photographed.

A good set. You made very good use of the time.

Best regards

Too far from a shore.

alfpics alfpics

1946 posts
21 years
North Devon

Posted 22/03/2021 - 09:41 Link

Nice set Chris.
We have a spotted woodpecker visit our seed feeder most days at present. (I have one or two piccies but they are not taken with Pentax gear).
He also wakes us up from time to time having a drill on or TV aerial that reverberates through the house!!

Andy

Edited by alfpics: 22/03/2021 - 09:42

OldTaffy OldTaffy

573 posts
15 years
South Cambridgeshire

Posted 22/03/2021 - 15:04 Link

Great set - you must be pleased with your patience and with the lens.

I too specially like the vole. Years ago we had a small colony of them in a neglected part of our garden. They used to come out to eat some of the crumbs we spread for the birds. Sadly, some neighbour's predatory cat exterminated the whole colony in a week or so, and we have never had voles since then.

A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3684 posts
12 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 22/03/2021 - 15:16 Link

The vole is ten times the value of a woodpecker to my mind. You got your time's worth just with that one shot (the others are pretty good too!).

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

My page on Photocrowd

Chrism8 Chrism8

2126 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 03/04/2021 - 11:59 Link

Back to the woodland hide yesterday, not much, no GSW again, a Wren showed for 2 minutes plus a few Blue Tits, the vole showed for 30 seconds, but to much low undergrowth for him to hide under.

All K1 with the 150 - 450 @ 450mm and f8 - 800 ISO

Edited by Chrism8: 03/04/2021 - 12:00

Plus Member LennyBloke LennyBloke

7347 posts
18 years
Worcestershire

Posted 04/04/2021 - 09:32 Link

What more can you ask for......

...several hours of peace and tranquillity, plus some lovely natural shots - neither trip wasted with such high quality output Chris

LennyBloke

Chrism8 Chrism8

2126 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 04/04/2021 - 09:40 Link

Thanks John, yes its being able to get out and about and pursue my passion and be away from conference calls and a computer screen.

Plus Member womble womble

7663 posts
17 years
Hertfordshire,
mostly.

Posted 04/04/2021 - 10:03 Link

All lovely but the vole is my favourite. We have a LSW visiting our bird feeder but if doesn't make for satisfying photos.

Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.