Peregrine falcons with Canon 40D and 400L lens (2 Viewers)

[Mikbul]

In flight

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Peregrine falcon "Broken feather"

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[Mikbul]

By the nest

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine falcon "Broken Feather" (Female)

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[Mikbul]

Her chicks, Big Blue and Little Blue

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Two young Peregrine Falcons (Big blue & little blue)

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[etudiant]

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Really wonderful shots!
What lens did you use and how close were you able to get?

 

[KC Foggin]

Great images of this Peregrine!

 

[Mikbul]

Really wonderful shots!
What lens did you use and how close were you able to get?

Canon 400L lens @ edge of cliff maybe 200' for the in flight, 100' for the stills?

 

[Mikbul]

 

[Mikbul]

You can see the perch in the 2nd photo. Some shots were taken above from the cliff top, others from the side.

 

[etudiant]

Canon 400L lens @ edge of cliff maybe 200' for the in flight, 100' for the stills?

You did Canon's lenses proud!

 

[Mikbul]

I now have a Canon 5DMKIII and Canon 300 L IS and the 1.4X converter so 420mm. It'll be tough to find as good a subject though!

 

[Patudo]

You gotta take TheBulbMogul there! 😸

 

[Mikbul]

American Kestrel too far away

 

[Peregrine Took]

I now have a Canon 5DMKIII and Canon 300 L IS and the 1.4X converter so 420mm. It'll be tough to find as good a subject though!

Looking forward to seeing what you capture. The 5DmkIII is the best camera I've ever used for pixel quality - it was the last camera I used when I was dabbling in high-end property (real-estate) photography... did some work for Savills, here in the UK.

I've since used a Fuji XT1 as my personal camera and have no reason to upgrade, but looking at the pictures of birds on these pages, I'm tempted to buy a DSLR (something inexpensive like a 7DII), and like you, a good prime and a teleconverter.
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