A Week in Spring

Badgers at Christmas

Badger video for November and December plus some snapshots from the last month.



Magpie - Pica pica

Winter frost

Robin - Erithacus rubecula

A Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - hovering

Kestrel

Confiding Kestrel

The first of this sequence was taken with the 1.4tc attached to the Sigma 500mm. I would not really advise using this combination as only 5 or so out of 20 pictures were really approaching sharp. Fortunately this Kestrel was most intent on catching lunch and allowed a slightly closer approach...

The Sigma 500mm is a superb lens on its own, but having tried it with the Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 1.4 and the Nikon tc 1.4 (with the metal tab removed) it is just not autofocus reliable with a teleconverter.

Autumn Leaf and Kestrel at sunset

Kestrel

If you're a small mammal, this is not the stare you want to be seeing ...

Kestrel

Seen this Kestrel hovering many times but this is the first time I've seen the Kestrel catch something ...

Autumn, Winter pics from the last few weeks

Deer Rut and a Kestrel hover