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jk
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Thought that I would start the ball rolling as the weather seems to have curtailed activity. I am currently on a 'capture the nuthatch and wren' but since I don't like baited nature photos so I am currently without an image. I need to find my nuthatch on the trees in my wood or the wren being more cooperative than flying out of the bank straight into thick cover. |
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Iain
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I'll put one in. Taken near a feeding Station where it got the seed. Posted direct from computer and seems to have gone a bit soft in the transfer. NIKON Z 9 f/4.8 : Speed 1/1000 : ISO 3600 : Lens AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II |
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Eric
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jk wrote: You will struggle to get nuthatches and wrens (and most small birds) close enough without some form of enticement. I suppose it depends on how prepared you are to sit and wait for serendipity to happen. Baiting doesn’t have to be obvious. It also doesn’t have to be for your target bird. Quite often the presence of other birds coming for bait, will spike ‘your’ birds curiosity. For example…this area of a woodland is baited for small birds. But the nuthatch still brought natural food to the table for its mate.  SONY - ILCE-1 f/11.0 : Speed 1/2500 : ISO 12800 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter Similarly, this Robin posed on an adjacent branch at the same location, with naturally collected food….  SONY - ILCE-1 f/11.0 : Speed 1/2500 : ISO 12800 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter Most of my Wren shots were taken in the garden, where bird feeders attract finches and tits. The wrens ignore that food source but still gain some confidence of having other birds around. I do find that pots of plants like pansies (with greenfly and spiders) close to the house will bring Wrens in closer…  NIKON D500 f/8.0 : Speed 1/125 : ISO 4000 : Lens AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR  NIKON D500 f/8.0 : Speed 1/100 : ISO 4000 : Lens AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR |
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jk
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I regularly see the wren and nuthatch but I lack the patience to sit out in the cold as I dont have windows that overlook the woods in my garden. I am hoping that the warmer weather will allow me better opportunities but then there is extra foliage which provides more cover for the birds but reduces ease of spotting. |
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jk
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Eric wrote: Fabulous wren shots Eric. |
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Iain
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Eric wrote: Very good info Eric. That's what happened with my Nuthatch shot. |
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Eric
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My birding mate Mike, asked if I wanted to go to Wells next the sea yesterday, as there was a Great Northern Diver and Red necked Grebe "in the chanel". Truth was.... his wife had the car for the day lol...but I didn't mind an outing. Long story, short ....both of them had buggered off. But we had an enjoyable stroll and saw 24 bird species, took 484 photos ( Mike had a go with the Sony A1 and enjoyed listening to the silky purr of the motor drive!!!  ). The 484 were quickly reduced to 80. Unless there is a requirement for an animation of a bar-tailed godwit scurrying across the mudflats. I preferred my birds still! Anyway here's a few to whet the appetite.  SONY - ILCE-1 f/9.0 : Speed 1/1250 : ISO 4000 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter : Date 13/01/2026  SONY - ILCE-1 f/9.0 : Speed 1/1250 : ISO 2500 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter : Date 12/01/2026  SONY - ILCE-1 f/9.0 : Speed 1/1250 : ISO 2500 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter : Date 12/01/2026 Hey Chris…how come the dates under the photos are 13th and 12th Jan….when they were taken on 17th? |
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Eric
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 SONY - ILCE-1 f/9.0 : Speed 1/1250 : ISO 8000 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter : Date 13/01/2026  SONY - ILCE-1 f/9.0 : Speed 1/2000 : ISO 2500 : Lens FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter : Date 13/01/2026 |
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chrisbet
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Sounds like a good day out  |
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Graham Whistler
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Glad to see you giving the Sony a NY outing, liked the Curlew! |
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Iain
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Great shots Eric |
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Eric
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Iain wrote: Thx. Very dull lighting and quite a distance but I was pleased to at least get out for a walk…without rain! |
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jk
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With the amount of rain we have had in Cornwall these last two months I am wondering if I should think about identifying as a wader!  |
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Iain
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jk wrote: Did you survive the storm ok? |
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chrisbet
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We have had enough too - I am putting in as a mudlark ... |
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jk
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Iain wrote: Yes thanks Iain. No damage just lots of rain and some gusts of wind. Fortunately living in a valley the wind was much reduced. |
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