{"id":21983,"date":"2014-11-07T00:37:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T23:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=21983"},"modified":"2014-11-07T00:40:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T23:40:40","slug":"oystercatchers-and-other-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/oystercatchers-and-other-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Oystercatchers and other birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The oystercatchers are the pick of today’s birds, but I’ll get to them in a moment. I’ll start with some early morning photos of the local heron, something of a fixture at Falmer Pond. <\/p>\n

Once again we had sunshine in the morning. <\/p>\n

\"Heron\"<\/a>
Heron posing in the sunshine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Heron<\/a>
Heron flying low over Falmer Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Heron<\/a><\/p>\n

At this time of day, getting the best of the light depends greatly on where the subject is on the pond. The heron flew into shade, but at the far end the ducks were resplendent.<\/p>\n

\"Female<\/a>
Female Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Male<\/a>
Male Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best of the light had gone by lunchtime, but I had a few minutes to spare down at Rottingdean. I headed for the beach, where a smal lgroup of oystercatchers were gathered. <\/p>\n

\"Oystercatchers\"<\/a>
Oystercatchers on the beach at Rottingdean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oystercatcher\"<\/a>
Some were feeding…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oystercatcher\"<\/a>
Some were dozing…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oystercatcher\"<\/a>
This pair of oystercatchers were going for a stroll…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oystercatcher\"<\/a>
Oystercatcher on the Wing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One final treat, a passing cormorant. <\/p>\n

\"Cormorant<\/a>
Cormorant in flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the shots today were taken with the 100-400 lens with a 1.4 extender attached. It’s a nice combination and performs well, though you are restricted to the centre focusing point with this combination. It does however turn the lens into a 560mm monster, which once you take into account the 1.6 crop factor on the 7D Mark II’s sensor equates to a more than respectable 896mm. You really can get in pretty close with that. <\/p>\n

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens + Canon EF 1.4xIII extender.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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