I posted this in the general discussion forum too, but in case you didn't see it, this is a link to a web cam set up so you can see the Peregrine Falcon chicks in Grand Haven, MI. A box is set up on the smoke stack of the power plant, where the Falcons have been successfully raising chicks for a number of years now.
It looks like the eggs have now hatched and the chicks are snuggled together in the right side of the image. The view refreshes every few seconds. http://mail.ghblp.org:9000/view/index.shtml
That was under the topic started by Carol Hyman....Red-tailed Hawks--In Philadelphia. Sorry about that, Brian.
As for shooting the Falcons, probably not a chance on the smoke stack, but if you have enough patience and a big enough lens, you might be able to get the parents going to and from the nest. I've seen the birds fly through the apartment complex where I live, and even perch in a tree here now and again, but have managed to only get a shot of one once...this past winter. That was through a dirty window and falling snow, so it wasn't the best.
Thanks for the heads up, Toni. It sounds like it would take a lot of time and patience to get a decent shot at this location. The nest area doesn't sound (or look, based on video) like a photogenic location, and it would be a stretch to think a quick visit there would yield any decent results.
Unfortunately, I'm still plugging away with my 100-400mm as my longest lens (which I love), but I do have recurring dreams about longer and faster lenses...I know, patience is a virtue...
Patience may be a virtue, but it's a very deep bank account that feeds the bulldog.
(80-400 is my longest lens and, in a way, I've always felt fortunate that my shooting preferences have made a long prime unnecessary, which saves me the trouble of wishing I could afford one.)
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4 repliesIt looks like the eggs have now hatched and the chicks are snuggled together in the right side of the image. The view refreshes every few seconds.
http://mail.ghblp.org:9000/view/index.shtml
p.s. I checked the general discussion board but couldn't find your post there. When did you post it?
As for shooting the Falcons, probably not a chance on the smoke stack, but if you have enough patience and a big enough lens, you might be able to get the parents going to and from the nest. I've seen the birds fly through the apartment complex where I live, and even perch in a tree here now and again, but have managed to only get a shot of one once...this past winter. That was through a dirty window and falling snow, so it wasn't the best.
Unfortunately, I'm still plugging away with my 100-400mm as my longest lens (which I love), but I do have recurring dreams about longer and faster lenses...I know, patience is a virtue...
Thanks again,
Brian
Patience may be a virtue, but it's a very deep bank account that feeds the bulldog.
(80-400 is my longest lens and, in a way, I've always felt fortunate that my shooting preferences have made a long prime unnecessary, which saves me the trouble of wishing I could afford one.)