Thank you - I am very much an amateur but learning a lot from some experts I’ve encountered here.
I have a Canon Rebel SL1. I believe I was using a Canon 75-300mm zoom lens for this shot. A week or two ago I purchased a Sigma 150-600mm lens. It’s a game changer for me - couldn’t love it more.
The hardest part here is that they are most active at dusk and after and getting enough light for the shot. I have had no luck getting a high quality action shot of one in flight.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
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Here’s a more close up shot to give you a better feel for what they look like. You can see a hint of the orange eyes here.
It is also an irruption year for evening grosbeaks, pine siskins and purple finches.
Some snowy owls are visitors to the Outer Banks of NC every year. A dozen were spotted on Ocracoke in the winter of 2013/2014.
Three snowys were seen in 2017/ 2018 in winter on Pea Island as well.
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Apologies - I feel like I am hijacking this thread. After attempts to numerous to measure, I finally got one of the snowy in flight - highlighting its incredible wingspan (I believe 4 feet wide).
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Betcha don't have one of these at your feeder: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ty/4554937001/
Just saw male and female house finches at my feeder.
They are frequent guests at my feeders, but my purple finches are becoming rare here now.