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  1. SeanKP

    Nile Valley Raptor

    Hi all I'd be really grateful if someone could ID this bird for me. I'm absolutely rubbish at raptors. The picture was taken on New Years day, next to the Nile at Luxor. Many thanks. Sean
  2. SeanKP

    Sea of Cortez - Booby

    Hi all. I'd be really grateful if someone could confirm whether the bird posted in my gallery here is indeed a brown booby as I suspect. Many thanks in advance. Sean
  3. SeanKP

    400D - Auto ISO function

    Hi all Does anyone know how the auto-ISO feature works on the 400D? I've seen this feature mentioned in several reviews but never seen an explanation of how it works. Many thanks. Sean
  4. SeanKP

    Yellow-footed gull (larus livens)

    I've just posted a pic in my gallery which seems to be of a yellow-footed gull (larus livens). On checking the database to confirm the ID I noted that there does not seem to be a picture of one included. My shot isn't particularly great for ID purposes, being front on and I'm not 100% sure that...
  5. SeanKP

    Blue-rinsed cactus wren, Los Cabos, Mexico

    Hi all I've posted in my gallery here a picture of a bird that was hanging around the grounds of my hotel at San Jose Del Cabo. To my novice eyes, apart from the blueish colouring, it was indistinguishable from the birds that I had identified as cactus wrens which were also flitting about the...
  6. SeanKP

    San Jose Del Cabo, mystery bird

    Hi all I've just got back from Mexico and am struggling to ID a bird I came across at the Estuary near to the Intercontinental Hotel just outside San Jose Del Cabo. The bird in question was about 8 inches in length (at a very rough guess), had a pale green head with a distinctive orange spot on...
  7. SeanKP

    Pipits?

    I saw these two birds at Oare over the weekend, one on Saturday, the other Sunday. Are they rock pipits? Many thanks. Sean
  8. SeanKP

    Egyptian Goose - No Eye Patch?

    Hi guys This looks like an egyptian goose to me except for the lack of distinctive eye patch. Apparently males and females look alike but my books don't describe juveniles. Is this a youngster, an odd looking adult or something else entirely? Um, seen at the London Wetlands Centre but...
  9. SeanKP

    SeanKP's Photo Year List

    In a complete rip-off of Postcardcv's idea, I have decided to keep a photo list for the year. I'm hoping it'll provide an incentive to start taking shots again of birds of which I've already got masses of pictures. I'm not going to set myself a target but at the current rate I'll be lucky to get...
  10. SeanKP

    Extension Tubes

    Hi guys With a closest focussing distance of 4 metres, I've come to the conclusion that I need an extension tube for my 500mm f4.5 Sigma but I have a few questions before I commit. I know that they will reduce the closest focussing distance but is there a method for calculating by how much...
  11. SeanKP

    Levels advice needed

    Hi guys I recently posted a picture of the fjord at Tysfjord in my gallery (click here to view) and Nigel Blake suggested it needed a bit of levels adjustment. I must admit that I rarely touch the levels on my pictures but this was just the sort of welcome advice that I was after and so I've...
  12. SeanKP

    Gull ID Help Required

    Hi Guys I think the pic I've posted in my gallery under the title 'What waterfall' (click here) is a common gull but I'd really appreciate confirmation. I'm planning on entering it for this month's photo comp and need the ID in order to comply with the rules. Many thanks. Sean
  13. SeanKP

    Yellowhammer?

    Hi guys and gals It's dodgy photo time again... I've attached three shots taken a couple of days ago in Central Brittany of the same bird. My best guess is yellowhammer although it doesn't look very similar to the pictures in my books. I'm guessing winter plumage or some such variation. Am I...
  14. SeanKP

    Volcano or Scintillant?

    Hi all you good folk. I've posted a picture in my gallery (click here) taken at Savegre Mountain Lodge, Costa Rica which I'm pretty sure is either a Volcano or a Scintillant hummingbird but I'm not sure which. Anybody able to tell me what it is? Many thanks! Sean
  15. SeanKP

    Great or Magnificent Frigatebird

    Hi I'd be really grateful for an informed opinion as to whether the pic I've posted in my gallery (click here) is a magnificent or great frigatebird. I'm tending towards juvenile great but am not at all confident. Many thanks. Sean
  16. SeanKP

    Mountain Elaenia?

    Hi I've just posted a pic in my gallery (click here to view) which I've labelled a Mountain Elaenia. I'd be really grateful if someone could take a look and confirm or deny. Many thanks. Sean
  17. SeanKP

    Mountain Elaenia

    I believe that the picture I have just posted in my gallery is a Mountain Elaenia. Looking in the database for a comparison photo I notice that there isn't one. So, if it is confirmed as such, fel free to use it. Many apologies and a very red face if I'm wrong on the ID. Sean
  18. SeanKP

    Redpoll confusion!!!

    Hi there I'm getting REALLY confused and hopefully someone can clear things up for me. Click here to see a picture of a redpoll which I spent a good part of the weekend photographing at the London Wetlands Centre. People there seemed keen to figure out whether the bird was a mealy redpoll or a...
  19. SeanKP

    Chiffchaff, warbler or other

    Hi I think the attached pic is either a chiffchaff, a willow warbler or a wood warbler but is it possible to tell given the lousy quality of the pic or am I barking up the wrong tree altogether? Many thanks. Sean
  20. SeanKP

    D200 announced

    For details click here and here. I've only had a quick scan of the specs but, on the face of it, this looks as though it could be a cracking bird photography camera and the price, just a little bit more than the 20D and signifiacantly less than the 5D, looks very competitive too. I've got too...
  21. SeanKP

    Post-processing show and tell

    I posted a picture of a wheatear in my gallery (click here to view) which I confessed was quite heavily post-processed including some cloning out of some unsightly out-of-focus wires. Karl Egressy asked to see before and after images for learning purpose so I've attached the before image here...
  22. SeanKP

    Firmware upgrades for 350D and 20D

    Canon 20D click here Canon 350D click here Sean
  23. SeanKP

    white-tailed wheatear?

    I managed a days birding near Marsa Alam at the end of a scuba diving holiday earlier this year. There was very little about apart from laughing doves, crows, an osprey and a couple of this bird. I think it's a white-tailed wheatear but can anyone confirm? Thanks. Sean PS: Apologies for the...
  24. SeanKP

    Sharp-Shinned, Coopers or other

    Hi Whilst in Canada recently I stopped off at Niagara Falls and saw this bird in a little bit of woodland by the overflow car park. I'd seen plenty of sharp-shinned hawks at Point Pelee the previous weekend and to my untutored eye this bird looked very similar except that I had the impression...
  25. SeanKP

    Day trips from San Jose, Costa Rica

    Hi Guys I've booked myself on a scuba diving trip to Cocos Island (very exciting) at the beginning of December and have got a couple of free days in San Jose at the start of the holiday. Can anyone reccommend any good birding and/or wildlife photography day trips (guided or DIY) to do from San...
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