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Makes good sense Jim. I'm going to try the servo focus where it's constantly focusing like someone else suggested and see if I have better luck with that. As you've suggested, I've had much better luck with birds flying sideways rather than straight toward me, but I will keep practicing. I've...

That's great to know thanks. I've been shooting at f/5.6 with it to try and get the shutter speed as fast as I can to freeze them in motion. I'll take this into account and try to find the right balance between the shutter and the ISO. Thanks!

Ok that's great, I will give that a try as well. I can definitely see how it can be a very rewarding hobby. Thank you for the help!

Hello Robin, That's a great suggestion, I think I remember seeing something about that a while back now that you mention it, but I've never used it and kind of forgotten about that feature. I haven't used the 2x extender much, but it does seem to make the lens feel a bit slower at focusing. I...

I've been doing professional photography for several years now with food, weddings, and other commercial jobs, and with my recent move to the country I have been looking at getting more into nature and bird photography for fun. This is my first crack at it, and I know the images have a long way...

It never ceases to amaze me how you all can ID birds so quickly! It does have a bit of an owl look to it. Thanks!

Anyone know what kind of hawk this is in North Dakota?

Thanks for the quick replies! Haha yeah that is a funny place for them to be perched! Here are a couple more photos I got of him/her tonight. I've been doing photography for many years but I'm just starting to try and photography birds. It's definitely going to take some practice that's for...

Sorry, photo was too large before so it didn't save. Here is the pic

I've never seen a bird like this in our area before, but it sure is a good sized one! The barn swallows didn't like it so close to their nest :) It's hard to see any colors or anything, but this is the best photo we have. I'm going to walk out and see if I can get some photos of it tonight...

Agreed, I actually put that in my original post! haha Peter, good point...maybe that's where Mr. Lucas got his inspiration? :)

Wow, thank you for the quick response! Such a great song they have too. I've never seen one of them before. :t:

We live in North Dakota, and heard a really neat song coming from outside, and I managed to snap a couple of photos. The bird reminds us a little bit of R2D2! It's quite small, like the size of a sparrow. I would appreciate any help on the ID and hope to get a clearer photos of this bird in the...