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Apr 2020
1:45pm, 12 Apr 2020
2,838 posts
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12barDavid
I forgot, nice photos um. What lens did you use to capture those Buzards?
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Apr 2020
1:52pm, 12 Apr 2020
2,839 posts
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12barDavid
I'm annoyed. I took this picture yesterday in Clapham Woods, but I only had my standard lens with me. Ive got a 70 to 300 zoom lens sitting in the wardrobe.
I think there buzzards, but I'm not sure.
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Apr 2020
2:07pm, 12 Apr 2020
2,092 posts
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um
12bar - a canon 70-300
From about the same distance as your shot, by the look of it
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Apr 2020
2:46pm, 12 Apr 2020
2,840 posts
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12barDavid
Hello um.
Thanks for letting me know. Perhaps I'll have to follow in your footsteps & think about getting a bigger zoom lens. The only trouble is, I'm a Nikon man & my 70 - 300 is quite heavy, well, for an old codger like me. If I did get a bigger lens, I'd have to lug a tripod about to stop camera shake.
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Apr 2020
1:23pm, 13 Apr 2020
1,556 posts
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bonners
Well the running is suffering, but the flip side is that I'm exploring a lot more of the local area on foot with the wife.
And because of that, managed to spot my first swallow of the year. Very chuffed.
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Apr 2020
1:36pm, 13 Apr 2020
1,096 posts
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Roberto
Bonners, I saw my first swallows of the year today as well. About 3/4 of them over the lake.
Also saw a couple of Jay's which I dont see much around here. And several bullfinches, goldfinches and chaffinches.
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Apr 2020
2:25pm, 13 Apr 2020
1,579 posts
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flyingfinn
I was stood at the door watching a pair of Buzzards soaring against a clear blue sky and admiring the underwing patterns when something else shot through the bins. Soon realised it was a Sprawk harrasing them. Great views of all three birds but I'm always intrigued as to why a Spawk would waste it's energy chasing Buzzards? They don't really compete for the same food sources nor are the Buzzards any threat to them?
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Apr 2020
2:38pm, 13 Apr 2020
1,557 posts
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bonners
Interesting, the crows always harass the buzzards round here. , quite brave for a sparrowhawk.
@roberto,I'm also seeing a couple of jays on a regular basis, again, wouldn't really see them under normal circumstances
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Apr 2020
3:06pm, 13 Apr 2020
39,801 posts
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Derby Tup
I once saw a mipit fly up and up to harass of all things a peregrine falcon
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Apr 2020
3:07pm, 13 Apr 2020
39,802 posts
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Derby Tup
Horrible cold wind today but saw first ducklings of the year near Hoot corner
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