The Osprey and Red-necked Stint are both August staples…
I got my first Black-headed Gull of the ‘season’ as well as a couple of Black Scoter in one of the ports…
A winter returnee among August staples
Tag: Black Scoter
Still foggy…
I changed to my big lens but it was still foggy…
f/11 and foggy
It was warm and sunny in Hakodate this morning and we headed north to catch the port birds before they depart…
Only problem was it was foggy. I used the RF 600 f/11 lens at first thinking I’d switch to my ‘serious’ lens on the way back when the fog cleared…
Close-up birds were just about manageable.
More scoters
Very photogenic at this time of year.
Taking it outside
The squabbling spilled over…until it was time to chill.
Black Scoters everywhere
And the drakes were squabbling over females…
A drive up north
We checked out 4 ports in the Oshamambe area today…
Black Scoters were abundant.
Mukawa March 2024 #44
The commonest duck in the port this year…
2 days away #3
The ports didn’t have that many birds; here are some of the commoner ones.
Some more EF 400 f/5.6L shots
The light lens day continued…
So surprise surprise neither the RF 600 f/11 or the EF 400 f/5.6L are as good as the EF 500 f/4L but on days like yesterday sometimes it’s great to not worry about heavy lenses and dodgy shoulders.
Actually I used the big lens this afternoon and the camera/lens started shuddering and making loud noises and an error message appeared in the viewfinder. Hopefully just a case of cleaning the contacts….
Some more from a sunny Sunday with the RF 600 f/11
I tried some Scoter BIFs…
Topaz DeNoise rescued these.
Late Winter Trip 2023 #29
The eerie calls of Black Scoter are a common sound this time of year…
