Birds, Birds, and More Birds!

I just made this new recording of Moon River on my Yamaha P 515. I hope you enjoy it!

For the last three years or so, I have been using the Canon R5 mirror-less camera with the 800 lens. While that has been a wonderful combination, it has not been ideal for small bird photography. With that in mind, I was fortunate to be able to purchase the Canon 100-500 RF lens. I had previously purchased the 2X RF extender. That extender doubles the longest focal distance from 500 to 1000.

 

I put this combination to the test last week. I first went to a small park that is a two minute walk from our house. That is where I photographed the small yellow birds that are appropriately called the Japanese White Eye. 

 

I then went to the Tama Cemetery, which is also where I was able to photograph the other birds. That location is also very close to our house.

 

The other change I made was to follow the advice of an experienced bird photographer. I set up two "pre-sets,"  one of which is for eye detection. I could not be more pleased with the results as you can clearly see the bright spots in the eyes for each of these birds.

Without a doubt, this was one of the highest quality bird photography sessions I have ever experienced. Yes, we are talking some serious numbers, as I took almost 2000 photos in three hours! However, I ended up with 66 photos that I am super pleased with. 

I would like to end with a big thank you. I was emailing one of my former tennis students. She said she was following my blog. It occurred to me that I have had no idea of how many views my blog has had. For the first time, I checked that number. I was shocked to find that I have had more than 8000 views! Wow, that is amazing! Thank you for your views and support!

All the best and Happy Spring!

Bob