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  1. Fantail

    Fantail

    16 cm tail 8 cm . This is the Pied Fantail, there is also a Black Fantail.Very lively movements , sidling and posturing with tail fully spread and hard to photograph, just won't stay still for a second.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • fantail
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  2. Pied Shag

    Pied Shag

    Mainly warmer parts of New Zealand,North Island.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • cormorants miranda new zealand phalacrocorax varius
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  3. Little Black shag

    Little Black shag

    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • cormorants
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  4. Peace

    Peace

    Canada Geese, introduced from USA to New Zealand as game bird, not sure when.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • geese
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  5. White Faced Heron

    White Faced Heron

    66cm ( 26") Rare in NZ before 1940 but is now the most common Heron here. ( Australian species ) .
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • ardeidae
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    Comment by 'Roy191' in media 'Varied Thrush'

    Beautifully matched colours , depth of field also very good. Lovely bird. I have Olympus camera also ( Oly 750 ) Their image sensors are among the best.
    • Roy191
    • Gallery comment
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    Comment by 'Roy191' in media 'Chaffinch, Female'

    It is the same here, there is both male and female here in my garden feeding two fledglings. They are approx 3ft away from the female here. The male did not show today but was feeding the two fledglings yesterday. His colours are stunning at the present but could not get decent photo of him...
    • Roy191
    • Gallery comment
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    Comment by 'Roy191' in media 'Greenfinch'

    OK, but it was a very warm bright day and they are in breeding plumage down here in southern hemisphere.
    • Roy191
    • Gallery comment
  9. Greenfinch

    Greenfinch

    Introduced into New Zealand in 19th century from UK, now quite common.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • fringillidae
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Chaffinch, Female

    Chaffinch, Female

    Introduced into New Zealand from the UK in the 19th century, now very common in NZ.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • chaffinch
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Greenfinch

    Greenfinch

    Six species introduced to NZ from 1862, among the most commonest passerines in NZ. flocks sometimes contain thousands during winter.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • passerines
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Myna

    Myna

    Photo taken Auckland, NZ. Introduced 19th century to South Island, now only found in North Island but in large numbers. From India.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • myna
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    Comment by 'Roy191' in media 'Tennessee Warbler'

    Colour and composition is very nice, i like this photo Kent.
    • Roy191
    • Gallery comment
  14. Silvereye, mid winter

    Silvereye, mid winter

    Native to New Zealand now, arriving here approx 1880s, from Australia.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • zosteropidae
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  15. New Zealand Pipit

    New Zealand Pipit

    Often mistaken for the introduced Skylark but has longer tail and no crest on head. Nests in cup shaped nest on the ground, tends to avoid open grassland for rougher country, prefers to walk and run like Skylark but sings from perch not in sky. Insectivorous. Always moving, best i could do out...
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • anthus novaeseelandiae new zealand pipit sunset beach
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  16. R

    Windows XP.

    Andrew, This post may be a bit late but if you are upgrading from ME to XP do a re format of the hard drive. When i changed from ME to XP i did a clean and install but it left remnants of ME on the hard drive. Clean and install... does not really do that ..re format first and you...
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    Tcon-17 without tripod?

    Hello Jens, I think the shutter priority mode is a good idea also, except when you have a gloomy overcast day and the apeture will open to it's widest setting anyway to try and gather light for a set shutter speed.. 1/500 for example. But i am no pro and i experiment all the...
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    Tcon-17 without tripod?

    Helen, No i don't use macro with the zoom, but that is up to you, in fact i have not tried it, give it a shot. I only use macro for macro shooting not telephoto. As far as ISO 200 is concerned i doubt whether you will notice any difference in quality, i hav'nt. You could also try using...
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    Tcon-17 without tripod?

    Helen, I have exactly the same camera as you with the TCON 17. I take shots with the TCON 17 without a tripod and at full zoom. The higher the shutter speed ,the sharper the photo. To achieve this i use ... Apeture Priorety mode, open it up to the widest setting, this will give you...
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    New Zealand

    Leo, Start with this site, www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz . Roy Hogan . NZ. ( roy191 )
  21. High Tide

    High Tide

    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • wrybill
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Pukeko

    Pukeko

    Pukeko, NZ, 51cm, other names are, Swamp Hen, Old Swampie. At first glance looks looks a little like the Takahe ( Notornis mantelli ) but is a smaller bird and not flightless like the Takahe.
    • Roy191
    • Media item
    • rallidae
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Buying cameras from abroad

    Here is an online shop in Auckland NZ to compare prices, i buy all my gear from here. I bought my Oly 750 for $849 NZ when they were retailing for $1299 in most other outlets. They are a wholesale outlet. address is ( etown.co.nz ) . Convert prices back to British pound, be hard to beat...Roy.
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    Oly 750 remote control

    OK, so it looks like i can't set the camera on a fixed position , focused and ready to shoot and trigger shutter from about 10 mtrs away. I was hoping to do that with the camera in it's own hide and me setting shutter off from a distance. I will have to go to plan B , Hav'nt invented it yet...Roy.
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    Oly 750 remote control

    My 750 came without a remote control unit so i will have to purchase one separately . Question is to experienced remote users is.. do you have to be in front of the camera facing the remote receiver or can the receiver be excited from any angle...Roy.
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