So 2016 has slipped out of the back door and my first trip out with a camera in 2017 netted me beared tits at Old Moor RSPB reserve not far from my home! There’s been a few of these birds around for the past 12months or so but only in small numbers and I’ve never...
Today was my first outing with the new Nikon D500 and Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 VR lens. I got both of these new bits of kit just a day ago and was keen to see what both were capable of; the camera for focus accuracy and burst speed and the lens for AF speed, contrast and...
Funny how things turn out! My sparrowhawk session today turned into common buzzard from the hide and we didn’t get the sparrowhawk at all. I suspect the buzzard was scaring the small male sparrowhawk from coming to the bait and in any case, once the buzzard landed, the bait went in one mouthful! The weather...
