Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 7D, 960mm, bluebird, canon, canon 7d, eastern blue bird parthenon arkansas, Eastern Bluebird, male eastern bluebird, manual focus, telephoto on September 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Took this phot with a Canon 7D and a Canon 600mm Lens which yields 600mm X 1.6 (crop factor) = 960 mm. This male Eastern Bluebird (a juvenile I think) has a landing perch from which he lands and eats. I had the camera set up 100′ from the perch and then used manual focus for a spot 10′ in front of the perch. That is a total of 110′. I then wait for the bird and take 8 quick photos when he closes in on that 110′ spot.
Still a little out of focus and my speed was a little too slow (1/1000th sec):
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged ar, Arkansas, balancing, blackbird, boston, canon, canon 7d, County, drinking water, flying, Mountains, nature, Newton, parthenon, red winged, yesterday afternoon on July 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Taken yesterday at 1/1250 sec with a Canon 7D with a 300mm f/2.8 IS Lens in low light. These guys have mobbed my yard in search of drinking water. Thunderstorms formed to the east and then south of my home yesterday afternoon; we did not get a drop.
Actually is misread the rain gauge; we did get 0.10 inches of rain.
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 