snow bunting

Too many bunting pics already. I post this one just because of 1 thing: I walked out the jetty in the afternoon, taking along the Sigma 150-500 OS and 7d with me. The Sigma used to have some sort of incompatibility with the AI servo mode of my 40 and 50D, giving only 3 fps max. I am too...

Not a very good one. I just want to try around. Shooting a short video with the 7D at HD, Transferred from the video using the Canon provided program, and the file size is 1920X1080, Image size is 170KB. This one is a crop to the present size with some processing. so the video can still some...

Not been out birding for a few days. Either rain or too busy.

Taken last week.

First day (a dull day) out with this new toy. Impression: much better tracking ability than the 40D and 50D. Only tried out ISO400 - 800. Noise is quite well controlled at 800, as this one comes up.

My first Snow Bunting of the Winter taken on the High Moorland of the Scottish Borders

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Having a quick clean...never managed to get close enougth

I got this the other day. I had to confirm with folks at Bird Forum that it was in fact a Snow Bunting (Thanks everyone!) as it is my first! I keep going back hoping they will come back and pose for me, but so far, no luck. I guess I was lucky to get the shots I did!

This female has become a very confident little lady and as most who have been to Salthouse to photograph these birds this year, she will walk within a 2 feet from you if you lay down and wait for her. A truly magical thing to see.

This shot shows the wonderful patern on the back of the Snow Bunting

A close crop of a snow bunting munching on some seed at Salthouse.

I returned to the Snow Buntings a bit of Sun made all the difference to the Photos.

A trip out to-day produced my first Snow Buntings of the Winter, They were feeding in a Ash Lagoon used by a Coal Fired Power Station a most unlikely place to find these birds.

Another shot of this lovely bird as it wanders around picking up seeds.

A close-up of this beautiful bird.

Typical isn't it, a snow bunting turns up at one of my local spots on a day I don't visit, luckily it stayed and I got to see it today, a beautiful male. Haven't seen one for a year or two so it really made my day. Weather was overcast and windy so couldn't do it full justice but loved...

Found this guy while looking for Snowy Owls

Skating on the frozen water, in search of seeds. One of the very few Passerines with feathered tarsi - it needed them on this freezing cold day and I could have done with some myself!