Robert Watcher
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After dropping Anne off at her mother’s house to help her out, I decided to drive out the side road to see what was happening in a boggy area with a river and old dead trees. I couldn’t get close to anything, so had my longest lens (600mm equiv) shooting from the car window. It took about 1/2 hour before birds got comfortable enough to return.
I also shot a bit of video of the sounds and a couple of active birds, which is amazing that any of the footage was usable —- I was shooting handheld at 600mm - a real testament to Olympus image stabilization.
Primarily I was interested in the woodpecker tapping away for minutes on end. I noticed some activity in a tall tree, and grabbed shots of a pair of birds. I recognized them as different to any that I personally have seen here in our area, so when I got home was able to identify them as Northern Flickers.
I also shot a bit of video of the sounds and a couple of active birds, which is amazing that any of the footage was usable —- I was shooting handheld at 600mm - a real testament to Olympus image stabilization.
Primarily I was interested in the woodpecker tapping away for minutes on end. I noticed some activity in a tall tree, and grabbed shots of a pair of birds. I recognized them as different to any that I personally have seen here in our area, so when I got home was able to identify them as Northern Flickers.
