Two from Two

Well it has been a very unproductive last two outings, coupled with awful lighting for the photography, hence there are only two worthwhile images for the blog today.  Hopefully things will pick up soon and winter visitors will start to flood in. I would of had more images but for the bl--dy dog walkers not controlling their dogs at Marazion beach, allowing them to chase the birds etc. On this occasion the idiot owners were about 2000 yds away calling on their dog, I think the dog only returned to them when he realised his transport was going to leave without him, otherwise he was content to ignore their shouts and continue to hassle the birdlife.

Magpie: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, ISO 400, 1/160 sec, +1 Stop

Kingfisher: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, ISO 400, 1/200 sec, +0.7 Stop

And it's Good Night From Him!!

And it's Good Night From Him!! The title refers to the fish which has been captured by the heron and isheading for a speedy demise.  As water levels now finally drop fishing seems to be getting increasingly easy, so there should be some fat Heron's around soon. I visited Hayle and Marazion.  Sighted the Glossy Ibis but only picture I grabbed was  not good, so no post on that. Despite visiting both locations the only images here are from Hayle as Marazion was very quiet.

Heron: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, +/- 0 stop

Heron: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F8, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, +/- 0 stop

Candada Goose: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, + 0.7 stop

Curlew: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, +/- 0 stop

Greenshank: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/3200 sec, ISO 400, +/- 0 stop

Kingfishers Showing Well at Marazion

Went out to try and get the Kingfisher today at Marazion.  Noticed last week a couple of perches  were in regular use. Got in position and within 15 minutes two Kingfishers came through the reeds together. Anyhow they fished in the area on/off for the next couple of hours.  Despite rubbish lighting and a long distance I did get some record shots. You can view/photograph them from the left side of the East wall up a channel behind the small island. Below also is a Egret enjoying a dragonfly snack!!! Wagtail bathing and a Dunnock.

Kingfisher: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, 0+/- stop

Kingfisher: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, 0+/- stop

Kingfisher: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO 400, 0+/- stop

Egret: with Dragon Fly: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, -0.3 stop

Wagtail Bathing: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, 0+/- stop

Meadow Pipit:  Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, +0.7 stop

Lands End to Nanjizal

My first visit to Nanjizal, great looking valley and beach very scenic. Lots off warblers (heard but not seen) buntings, pipits, wheatears, stonechats etc. Spent a couple of hours there. Might travel around the cycle track tomorrow, Nanquidno or Marazion. Be around somewhere!!! A couple of images below, if the id's are wrong just drop me a line.

Spotted Flycatcher? Exif: Canon 1dMK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority f5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 400, +0.7 stop

Wheatear: Exif: Canon 1dMK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority f5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pipit: Exif: Canon 1dMK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority f5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bunting? Exif: Canon 1dMK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority f5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, +1 stop (exposure error on my part here should of been 0 or -0.7 stop.

Water Everywhere

Ok I must admit whilst everyone seems to be out getting great images of Woodchat Shrikes, Goshawk, Whinchats, Wryneck etc I have had a poorly productive week despite trekking around the Lands End Sennen area for about 4 hours. (Everything must of seen me coming and went to hide!!!) So visited Lands End and headed towards Sennen back/forth for the afternoon. Then visited Stithians a couple of days later again nothing new.  Should have better luck this weekend, well don't think it could be any worse? Onto the pictures below a Tree Pipet (I think), Grey Wagtail, Cormorant bathing and Coot doing what Coots do. Photographing  the Grey Wagtail I lost all concentration and didn't change the camera settings from an earlier picture, hence the slow shutter speed. Whereas on the Cormorant the slow shutter was deliberate to create a motion/blur effect; which I think worked quite well for a first attempt, might just tweak up the shutter speed next time.

Tree Pipet: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Grey Wagtail: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority, F18, 1/80 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Coot: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/12500 sec, ISO 400, +0.3 stop

Cormorant Bathing: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens (840mm with 1.4x teleconverter), Aperture Priority, F22, 1/80 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Marazion Marshes and Ryan's Field

Another early start saw me commence the day at Marazion Marsh.  Really quiet couple of hours here. I was going to leave when the swallows arrived and started to dip near the wall, as usual during this fast moving action very few pictures came out, still managed to nail one below. Also from here a  Mute Swan and Warbler. Set off to Hayle where the Kingfisher was sat on the bank for a while but a long distance from the hyde area. Sandpiper appeared here and a gruesome piece of fishing by an egret. (the fish actually escaped but with a beak size hole in its head I doubt wether it survived)

I have had to start copyrighting accross the images, to avert people downloading them etc hopefully this will not spoil your viewing. I will be investing in software soon where the disabling of mouse right click etc will prevent illegal downloading/printing copying etc. So until then the images will have a copyright notice accross them.

Mute Swan: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F4.5, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop




















Swallow: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, +0.7 stop














Warbler: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F4, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop






















Kingfisher: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, with 1.4x converter (840mm) Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, +0.7 stop













Common Sandpiper: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, with 1.4x converter (840mm) Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

















Egret Fishing: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, with 1.4x converter (840mm) Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 400, -0.3 stop



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada Geese: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm lens, with 1.4x converter (840mm) Aperture Priority, F6.3, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, -0.3 stop