This is one of the parent birds of the flock of youngsters featured recently.
On Sunday I had been watching them (the family) for around two and a half hours when this bird perched on the cliff top directly in front of the hide I was sitting in. After a couple of minutes staring down, the bird dived perpendicularly into the undergrowth in front of the hide.
As I lined up the camera, a 'photographer' marched straight past the hide up to the point where the bird had gone down, spooking the bird before it had a chance to secure it's kill.
This is the bird getting outta there rapidly, and unfortunately, empty handed!
I also left the hide and the area, because if I had stayed I would now be in custody for GBH!!
Nikon D300
Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM
1/640 @ f/10, -.33EV ISO400
NX and CS2
Benby head on 055ProB
Nice one Ian, just a little bit of a shame about the Kentish chalk but nothing you could do about that... looks like that lens is working well for you... do we know the 'photographer'?
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3 repliesOn Sunday I had been watching them (the family) for around two and a half hours when this bird perched on the cliff top directly in front of the hide I was sitting in. After a couple of minutes staring down, the bird dived perpendicularly into the undergrowth in front of the hide.
As I lined up the camera, a 'photographer' marched straight past the hide up to the point where the bird had gone down, spooking the bird before it had a chance to secure it's kill.
This is the bird getting outta there rapidly, and unfortunately, empty handed!
I also left the hide and the area, because if I had stayed I would now be in custody for GBH!!
Nikon D300
Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM
1/640 @ f/10, -.33EV ISO400
NX and CS2
Benby head on 055ProB
Thanks for looking.
There is detail in the chalk on the full image, just been lost with compression.
No idea of identity, probably best!
Must admit that the lens is performing better than expectations.
Ian