Twitchers Thread

[occasional thinker 120]

The origins of the London flock?

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-green-expansion-how-ring-necked-parakeets-took-over-london

[Bazzer 5,972]

4 hours ago, occasional thinker said:

The origins of the London flock?

Very interesting Dave  , thanks for posting .

[Willie Garvin 1,509]

2 hours ago, Bazzer said:

Very interesting Dave  , thanks for posting .

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[unintended1 1,499]

First couple of shots with the Sony A9. 

Great spotted woodpecker by Keith M, on Flickr

Reed Warbler by Keith M, on Flickr

[Bazzer 5,972]

Excellent Keith , the Reed Warbler is stunning .

[Bolts 1,604]

Yep love the RW Keith - obviously the Sigma works well on the Sony then? Are you going to try the G lenses? 

[unintended1 1,499]

Thanks guys.

The Sigma 150-600mm Sport does work well Ben. In some ways better than it did on my 1DX. But I suspect there is a lot of untapped potential in the A9 and a native Sony lens would work better - especially for birds in flight. 

My Sigma 180mm macro lens and Laowa macro flash also both work well.

The Canon 24-70 f/4 L probably works better adapted to the A9 than it does on the 1DX. The eye AF is fantastic. Eventually a Sony 24-105mm would be an ideal replacement but there's no hurry for me on that. 

[Bolts 1,604]

Pretty impressive Keith that all those adapted lenses work so well. Testament to Sony’s electronics.

[unintended1 1,499]

Reed Warbler by Keith M, on Flickr

[Bazzer 5,972]

So sharp Keith, I'm expecting it to fly off .

[Tarzan 438]

Fantastic shots.

[rabski 5,391]

4 minutes ago, Tarzan said:

Fantastic shots.

Aren't they. Absolutely superb captures.

[unintended1 1,499]

Thanks guys 

[Tarzan 438]

38 minutes ago, rabski said:

Aren't they. Absolutely superb captures.

Particularly like The Woodpecker image.

[Tarzan 438]

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