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  1. DanC.Licks

    Clamator glandarius

    Thanks Alexander! I think you nailed it. Fits with the midnight "sightings" also. At any rate, Waldkauz is a first for me, and fun to encounter them in the city! And no, I was definitely NOT offended ;-)
  2. DanC.Licks

    Clamator glandarius

    Well, we went back last night and they were indeed there, and through a stroke of luck I was able to enter the grounds of the old Sternwarte (observatory) and get a recording. It seems that maybe my 78 year old ears and tonal memory were playing tricks on me and the call was not exactly the way...
  3. DanC.Licks

    Clamator glandarius

    Thanks. Yes, that is the one I meant, and that is the only call we heard. The bird was sitting in a tree here 48.231551487238974, 16.336272155717516, not more than 20 meters away. We listened to it for about five minutes before it flew off. There was a second bird answering occasionally a bit...
  4. DanC.Licks

    Clamator glandarius

    No, not buzzard like call. My first instinct was Coocoo, though I have never heard that particular call. Similar timbre. Quite gentile in nature. We got a glimpse of it in the dark and it was perhaps the size of a pigeon, certainly not buzzard size. We have had a VERY hot summer!
  5. DanC.Licks

    Clamator glandarius

    Is it possible that I heard a pair of these calling the other night in a woody area of western Vienna, Austria? I had never heard a call like it, and a bit of digging around on the net led me to here: Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) :: xeno-canto. The 5th and 6th sound sample sound...
  6. DanC.Licks

    Hawfinch?.... Austria

    I think you are right! A very rare sighting for around here and certainly a first for me!
  7. DanC.Licks

    Hawfinch?.... Austria

    Somehow it doesn't look right for Hawfinch, though we do have them around often... Very far away and bad air. Best I could get.
  8. DanC.Licks

    Stumped on this one... Austria

    Ah! Thanks... A first!!
  9. DanC.Licks

    Stumped on this one... Austria

    Could it be a female Blackcap??
  10. DanC.Licks

    Stumped on this one... Austria

  11. DanC.Licks

    Baby Somthingorother, Hungary

    Yes, the mask caused me some problems with the ID.
  12. DanC.Licks

    Baby Somthingorother, Hungary

    Baby somethingorother meant I assumed it was a baby because it was so fluffy and had no tail, but didn't know what it was. Picture was taken in Fertöújlak near the southern tip of the Neusiedlersee. To be precice, 47.677673, 16.830978
  13. DanC.Licks

    Baby Somthingorother, Hungary

    Ah! A first for me! :-)
  14. DanC.Licks

    Baby Somthingorother, Hungary

    Any ideas?
  15. DanC.Licks

    Chiffchaff? Austria

    You are right. Brilliant! He certainly sounded like a Chiffchaff, though he was having trouble getting cranked up and kept getting stuck after the first couple of chiffs and chaffs. :-)
  16. DanC.Licks

    Chiffchaff? Austria

    I want to call this a Chiffchaff, but what about the bar across the tail?
  17. DanC.Licks

    Some kind of Thrush?? Austria

    Thanks. That is what I suspected, but I wasn't sure of the markings on the breast. Seems to be a lot of variation. Long way off so not so clear. 120% crop roughly....
  18. DanC.Licks

    Some kind of Thrush?? Austria

    Thanks.
  19. DanC.Licks

    Sparrow Hawk? Austria

    Thanks. P***ed me off though because he was sitting in our apple tree and I didn't notice him until I saw him flying over to the neighbors. Grrrr...
  20. DanC.Licks

    Sparrow Hawk? Austria

    On the neighbor's roof a few minutes ago, about 100 meters away.
  21. DanC.Licks

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    After further testing and shooting I would say the Celestron Ultima 2x is sharper in the center but the Meade Barlow is more even overall. That makes the Meade the better choice for birds, but the Celestron is better for astro. I have, however, been able to squeeze additional magnification out...
  22. DanC.Licks

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Finally had a nice day, so we combined a trip to the dentist in the afternoon with a little birding in the morning. Gave me a chance to try out the Meade 2x TeleXtender telecentric Barlow. Works very well. Quite bright and sharp to the edges. More here, mixed in with shots with the 300/4 Pro +...
  23. DanC.Licks

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi Tord, Here is the whole cheese! ;-) https://www.flickr.com/photos/42162009@N04/40148328875/in/album-72157642350397735/ With the Barlow I was still just able to fit the whole moon into the frame. Would have been impossible without the tracking mount.
  24. DanC.Licks

    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    I got an old EQ3 equatorial tracking mount for my telescope from my friend, so I was able to get this using a 2x Barlow between my E-M1 II and my 600mm triplet. It was cold and VERY windy, and I know I wouldn't have stood a chance with my normal tripod. Stack of about 60 images. The Barlow is...
  25. DanC.Licks

    Goose for two. Schleswig-Holstein, August 2017

    Whole series and story here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1515310/0?nc=1#14236740
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