HOBBY

30 & 31-08-2016 - A Site in South Yorkshire

First three include juvenile carrying prey. Second series taken with my new 500mm mkii plus 1.4TC

HOBBY

26 & 27-08-2016 - Site in South Yorkshire

A successful Hobby family with 2 Adults and 3 Juveniles. Two sessions using my 300mm with 2 x TC. Not as sharp as I would like but a great experience.

KINGFISHER

23-08-2016 - Aberford, near Leeds

A visit to a hide provided by Mark Hughes produced over 800 quality images from 5 visits by a single bird. Turned into a hot day and it was all over by 10.30am.

OSPREY

Osprey - River Gwash Trout Farm Near Rutland

My second visit to the River Gwash Trout Farm near Rutland Water proved successful after I dipped previously. We had three total dives into the pond, one from a young bird 1J and then two from an older/larger bird 28. Light wasn't good for the first dive at 6am but the next two at 7am and 7.30 am were better. Reasonably happy with a few shots but I wasn't expecting the birds approach to be so quick, hence only exit or perched shots. Perched shots used Canon 5Dii plus EF 300mm F2.8 with 2 x TC. Action shots with 1DX and 100-400mkii.