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  1. russ1610

    Is this a Temminck's stint, suggestions please

    Distant pic this is a 100% crop, bird made an almost continuous squeek call while hunting between small stones at side of the river Wear in Bishop Auckland
  2. russ1610

    Canon M3 and 20mm pancake lens

    Hi, Just a short question, Has anyone used the Canon M3 with the pancake 20mm lens on their scope, I have a RSPB Harrier scope 80mm with 20-60X eye piece and although the M3 kit 18-45 lens will work I have to zoom it to 40mm to get rid of vignette effect. I would prefer to just use a small lens...
  3. russ1610

    Green Woodpecker Weasel photo incredible

    PLEASE YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT http://www.itv.com/news/2015-03-02/incredible-image-shows-weasel-flying-on-woodpeckers-back/
  4. russ1610

    Canon 5d mk11 Price

    Have a look at this http://www.shop.bt.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=58LS&CategorySelectedId=11193&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11193,50330 That's £425 less than Warehouse Express!! Have they got this right??
  5. russ1610

    Cristmas presents Birding and photography

    Christmas presents Birding and photography Well Happy Christmas, What did you get. Me, Well a Book birds of the world, Very colour-full. Kenco 1.4 and 2x Converter Manfrotto 055pro tripod and rc04 head Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW Bag 2x 4gb Memory cards. And to come the promise of another Lens up...
  6. russ1610

    70-200 f2.8 non-is or 70-200 f4is

    New Christmas present to myself, but which to get, both give or take a few quid the same price. Will be used with 1.4 converter on a number of occasions. Is,, gives me up to 4 stops on the F4 but f2.8 will be better in low light.??? what i really wanted was the 2.8is but it's a lot more.
  7. russ1610

    Owls

    OK I want to try and get some Photo's of owls don't care what type, I know I have them in the area. Barn owl seen once, and two other distinct Owl cries in the late night. My question is how do I find them. I live in Worcestershire nr. Little Witley and to be honest there are woods within 1/2 a...
  8. russ1610

    ID please

    OK im a bit stuck with this one Worcester UK garden. Im thinking young starling ??? but nowhere can I see a one that looks like this. I did get a photo of a bird like this in Florida but I didn't know what that was either.
  9. russ1610

    User defines settings

    I have a Canon 30D and use it mainly with a 100-400 zoom but also with a 28-135is zoom. For the most part I have just used the Standard setting but recently turned up the saturation 2 notches up from standard, in the user defined options. What settings would anyone suggest I try . I think the...
  10. russ1610

    Going on Holiday to Orlando Florida

    Ok so the main reason is to see Micky and friends, or so my sons think. I'm taking the Canon 30D with my 100-400 and 28 -128 lenses. What should I be looking for in the way of bird/wild life. Ill have loads of fun stuff to photo,but to be honest I am only interested in the wild life, the rides...
  11. russ1610

    Whats this doing in Worcestershire

    Has anyone any idea other than, escapee, of how this turned up in my garden in worcestershirehttp://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/152115/ppuser/20983 I have about 30 photo.s of it as I had no Idea what it was I have been Informed it is a Village weaver from Africa and looking on...
  12. russ1610

    A rare Owl or so Im told, Intresting story

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070323-owl-picture.html
  13. russ1610

    tIPS ON USE OF 100-400

    I HAVE JUST UPGRADED FROM A 350d with a 70-300is zoom to a 30D with 100-400 is Zoom. My son is now the proud owner of the 350 and 75-300. I am struggling with the new lens and camera at the moment and it is slightly annoying having a 15 year old taking better photo's with inferior equipment I...
  14. russ1610

    Macaw---Parrot

    Macaws, you know those big parrots, well here’s one for you I wasn’t drunk and my 14 year old son saw it first but as I drove through Kirby Steven, Westmorland, England I saw one fly across the road in front of the car, Has anyone else heard of one flying round up there or is there somewhere...
  15. russ1610

    Northern KITES

    Well I don't live in the North East any more Im down in Worcestershire but Today Im on my hols. Back in Durhan and I went to The Metro Cente then up to Gib side on the off chance of seeing those great birds. My son has never seen one so Well I thought lets try and we got it right not just one...
  16. russ1610

    UK USA lens prices

    Well we all know we get ripped of in the uk wih car prices but have you done the lens price comparison. 100-400L Canon best Uk about £1100 and in he USA about 1100 Dollar's or convertd back to £ at todays rate £574. now who says we're not getting ripped of.
  17. russ1610

    ID Please

    Im not usually concearned with spiders and have picked up all sors of things here in the UK knowing there are no nast bite'ers over here, then this was in my hall it's very aggressive and is now in a jar Ill let it go if it's a uk thing but ive never seen one befor it's 15mm long and has bloody...
  18. russ1610

    Like raptors and food fights

    Check out these photo's, wish the were mine http://www.pbase.com/sjbousson/image/39365203
  19. russ1610

    Hi there

    Well what cn I say, just spent a lot of money on a Digital SLR and a couple of Len's so need stuff to photograph, so I thought Birds there nice. Thats it really I have always like birds but have never really concidered myself a twitcher but it's time to start, I love birds of pray Red Kite mad...
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