Saturday 18 October 2014

Olive-backed Pipit, Sunderland




 A long overdue world (!) tick for me...

Not the easiest bird to photograph, with a short early morning venture out of the undergrowth and onto the roadside grass, then spending the day in what perhaps could be described as a shady dell.

Finally, a favoured route was identified and a hand held rapid succession of photographs obtained.

So the pictures... in non-timely order.

A smashing bird to see.

Image from first sequence out on roadside grass... bad position for me with the pipit just over a ridge!

In the dark, dark dell. ISO 1600, 1/80th second exposure...

As above, in the "dell"

Finally in a better position for better images... handheld 500mm, ISO 1250!




and we're off!....
In addition - a putative Blythii Lesser Whitethroat... called just like a great tit!




1 comment:

Alan Tilmouth said...

Superb set of images John in what I assume must have been difficult light; you set the bar so high!