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    Canon 100 - 400 mark ii latest thoughts

    If the closer focus means you will use the lens more then it may well be worth the upgrade - not all decisions should be about image quality. And don't forget the MKii has 4 stops IS, the MkI has barely 2. I presume from the phrasing of your question that you have the Mk1 lens, so if closer...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Rufous Hummingbird'

    WOW! What a great shot!.
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    Keeping bigger birds away

    I would agree with Delia - big brids are generally bolder so if you are too drastic you may risk scaring the smaller ones away. You could do things like keeping specialsied feeders away from the perching/feeding options for the bigger birds - bt I have noticed in our garden when the feeders...
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    ID please

    I wa trying to work out if the holly like leaves were from another plant or not. But having googled 'Oregon grape' I think you are right.
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    ID please

    It looks like a hypericum to me (St John's Wort) before it is fully open.
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    Eagles at Haweswater!

    This post from last week mentions one eagle being mobbed by buzzards. http://www.manchesterbirding.activeboard.com/t11710928/haweswater-and-environs-golden-eagle/ There are several travel companies using 'the only golden eagle in England' as a bait for customers. Would they pass the chance of...
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    Bird ID - a dodgy description of its call

    That's the beastie! Thank you, mulligatawny. http://www.british-birdsongs.uk/stock-dove
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    Bird ID - a dodgy description of its call

    Nope - they are too chirrupy or 'sing song'. The owl is the best bet but I can't work out which one is the most likely.
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    Upgrade dilemma - which route would you take?

    Would the bird be there long enoughto use magnified LiveView for focusing?
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    Bird ID - a dodgy description of its call

    Thank you both. All the starling calls I have played are too 'coarse' and has a grating element to it, but that does not preclude mimicry as you say. The only thing I would say goes against a starling was the 'size' of the sound. So scrabbling for more comparisons... If you think of a collared...
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    Sony Telephoto lens debate

    A good lens will certainly help - longer focal length will need less cropping but a better quality 200mm lens will give a more details image and that itself will enable more cropping. But to give you a realistic impression of what you can achieve, there is a direct relationhip between image size...
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    Bird ID - a dodgy description of its call

    When out in the local park, I have hear an unusual call and it is bugging me because I don't recognise it. The park is in East Cheshire and is a real mix of terrain: it has a medium sized river flowing round the edge with a decent amount of woodland and on the other side of the river is open...
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    Hello from sunny (?) Manchester, UK

    Thank you guys. You know how to make a newbie feel welcome! :D
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    Upgrade dilemma - which route would you take?

    Thank you every one for your comments and I am sort of pleased to see that there is no 'easy path' so at least I am not mssing anything obvious! I took out the 7D/100-400 with the 1.4TC today and I have thought very much along the lines of OWen and Roger - am I willing to take a substantially...
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    Doing what woodpeckers do...

    On holiday in Musoka, Canada A woodpecker flew in about 30 feet above our cabin porch and I had several goes at getting him 'in action' Canon 7D with 100-400L
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