The local egret
by davidwozhere
These are a rarity so far North in the Midlands. This one has been a winter and spring visitor for many years to our sparklingly clean tributary to the River Sherbourne (sweet stream) (so clean it has been called the Scriabourne (clear stream) for generations)...... there's a collection of nested brackets for you!
You can walk by and it pays you no notice and goes about fishing in the stream bottom but if you stop with a camera - it's off, downstream or into the canopy. It failed to take account of Takumar's finest 200mm however despite hiding in the twiggy depths.
You can walk by and it pays you no notice and goes about fishing in the stream bottom but if you stop with a camera - it's off, downstream or into the canopy. It failed to take account of Takumar's finest 200mm however despite hiding in the twiggy depths.
Uploaded18/12/2024 - 23:44
CategoryWildlife / Nature
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Posted 19/12/2024 - 11:50
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I have a theory why many birds fly immediately you point a camera anywhere near them. I think they see a camera lens as an eye. Its the same as when your walking through woods and hedges. Birds hidden in trees and foliage are happy singing away until you stop walking, and if you dare look in their direction (Eye contact) they are up and away.
Posted 19/12/2024 - 19:58
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The subtle softness through to the sharpness still manages one eye.
Posted 20/12/2024 - 15:04
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An accomplishment, despite the admitted difficulties, worth celebrating. Like a lot.
Posted 21/12/2024 - 00:02
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David probably has the right of it. They perceive a lens as the eye of a predator and get out of range as fast as they can. That says a lot for the capability of their various perceptions, given the distance from lens to bird and the focal lengths of (say) this particular 200mm job.
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Love this shot, exposure and focus bang on the nail.
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