Wldlife of Edmonds, WA. 2014
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It was. I was shooting at + 2/3 and +1 exposure compensation and still had to doctor the photos with Picasa.
Well you done good!
I think the quality of the shots with the 500L + 2x teleconverter appears to be better than the quality of the shots with the 2.8/400L + 2x TC.
Check the used lens section of Kenmore Camera's website. Used 2x TC's show up periodically. You want Canon's series II.
Thanks. Unfortunately, these endless poser shots are beginning to take on the character of file footage.
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It was. I was shooting at + 2/3 and +1 exposure compensation and still had to doctor the photos with Picasa.
Terry O
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Well you done good!
On the first day of Spring (Thursday, 3/20) I photographed a horned grebe in its first stage of mating plumage swimming in the Edmonds marina. Our window for photographing these grebes in breeding plumage is very tight as they will soon fly off to their inland nesting grounds, which according to my Sibley's is primarily in Canada.
From Tuesday (3/25). I met Terry at the eagles' nest. One of the eagles flew in shorty after our arrival.
There was a relatively large, white object in the nest, which Terry thought might be the carcass of a bird. The eagle poked at it.
The eagle retreated to a far corner of the nest. You can barely see it on the left side of the nest. The nest is large enough that an eagle hunkered down on eggs would not be visible.
5DIII + 1.4x teleconverter + 100-400L telephoto zoom, handheld
There was a relatively large, white object in the nest, which Terry thought might be the carcass of a bird. The eagle poked at it.
The eagle retreated to a far corner of the nest. You can barely see it on the left side of the nest. The nest is large enough that an eagle hunkered down on eggs would not be visible.
5DIII + 1.4x teleconverter + 100-400L telephoto zoom, handheld
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Terry had to leave before I could set up the used 500L telephoto lens I bought last weekend. I experimented with a few combinations, all taken from a tripod. These shots are all cropped to some extent. The 35mm equivalent figures are from Picasa, which are a bit lower than what you would calculate using the crop factor of the 7D and the teleconverters. Unfortunately the eagle had either slipped out while I was setting up the equipment or was hunkered down in the back of the nest.
7D + 500L, 35mm = 782mm
7D + 500L + 1.4x teleconverter, 35mm = 1,094mm
7D + 500L + 2x teleconverter (manual focus), 35mm = 1,563mm
This shot shows details of the white object, which looks like the carcass of a bird.
5DIII + 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter, 35mm = 544mm, handheld
I only had the equipment set up for a few minutes before it started to rain, so I packed up and moved on.
7D + 500L, 35mm = 782mm
7D + 500L + 1.4x teleconverter, 35mm = 1,094mm
7D + 500L + 2x teleconverter (manual focus), 35mm = 1,563mm
This shot shows details of the white object, which looks like the carcass of a bird.
5DIII + 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter, 35mm = 544mm, handheld
I only had the equipment set up for a few minutes before it started to rain, so I packed up and moved on.
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I think the quality of the shots with the 500L + 2x teleconverter appears to be better than the quality of the shots with the 2.8/400L + 2x TC.
Check the used lens section of Kenmore Camera's website. Used 2x TC's show up periodically. You want Canon's series II.
A variety of birds from an overcast and rainy Wednesday (3/26).
Zombie-eyed horned grebe off the fishing pier.
Bonaparte's gull off the fishing pier.
Green-winged teal at the marsh. I don't know how much longer they will be hanging around town.
An evil minion of the Dark Lord eating a small bird at the marsh. Crows are carnivores. I have seen them hunting snakes and mice.
Zombie-eyed horned grebe off the fishing pier.
Bonaparte's gull off the fishing pier.
Green-winged teal at the marsh. I don't know how much longer they will be hanging around town.
An evil minion of the Dark Lord eating a small bird at the marsh. Crows are carnivores. I have seen them hunting snakes and mice.
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Moving on to the fish hatchery, where a male northern flicker was digging a burrow in a tree on the other side of Willow Creek. My son Daren packed Terry's 500L down to the creek so Terry could take some close-up shots of the bird. I hope this shames Terry into posting up some of his shots.
The red "mustache" + red "V" on the back of its neck identifies the bird as a red/yellow shafted hybrid. In past years I have photographed a similar male hybrid at Pt. Edwards and the fish hatchery. I don't know if it is the same bird.
Close-up of the red "V".
The female was perched atop a nearby spar.
The red "mustache" + red "V" on the back of its neck identifies the bird as a red/yellow shafted hybrid. In past years I have photographed a similar male hybrid at Pt. Edwards and the fish hatchery. I don't know if it is the same bird.
Close-up of the red "V".
The female was perched atop a nearby spar.
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Terry O
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At Bill's Request 
Northern Flicker hybrid
Ok, Ok, Bill - here are a few. Yours look very good, by the way!
These were all taken with the Canon 7D and 500 f4L + 1.4x = 700mm full 35mm frame or 1120mm correcting for the smaller 7D sensor
Shows the chevron of the hybrid
I added this shot to show both the mustache and chevron of the male hybrid
Northern Flicker hybridOk, Ok, Bill - here are a few. Yours look very good, by the way!
These were all taken with the Canon 7D and 500 f4L + 1.4x = 700mm full 35mm frame or 1120mm correcting for the smaller 7D sensor
Shows the chevron of the hybrid
I added this shot to show both the mustache and chevron of the male hybrid
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Very good shots. I am afraid that burrow will be hidden behind leaves in another month.
Friday (3/28) after lunch my son and I caught a flock of Brant looking for eel grass at Marina Beach. I got some nice shots of one completely out of water.
Later that afternoon we went to Yost Park to look for the barred owl pair. Based on my knowledge of where the owls hang out, it only took us about two minutes to find one without the help of hoots, robins, or crows. The owl was so close that I could take full frame shots with my 5DIII + 100-400L zoom.
When looking for owls, look for owl poop. This was on some branches directly below the owl.
I was hoping for some flight shots, but in the hour we stood by the tree, the only action we witnessed was occasional stretching and a hoot which was not answered by its mate.
Later that afternoon we went to Yost Park to look for the barred owl pair. Based on my knowledge of where the owls hang out, it only took us about two minutes to find one without the help of hoots, robins, or crows. The owl was so close that I could take full frame shots with my 5DIII + 100-400L zoom.
When looking for owls, look for owl poop. This was on some branches directly below the owl.
I was hoping for some flight shots, but in the hour we stood by the tree, the only action we witnessed was occasional stretching and a hoot which was not answered by its mate.
Thanks. Unfortunately, these endless poser shots are beginning to take on the character of file footage.
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