Posts Tagged: nest
Tits nest
As I mentioned in my last post, I now know where the woodpecker lives and the tits nest – both in the same spot, by the way, and it’s less than a minute away from Josh’s school – very convenient! The postman finally arrived today and brought the Z6 ii and the FTZ right on time at 4 p.m. I quickly unpacked and was lucky because the battery was charged. So I quickly screwed on my large Sigma, which Sigma itself says doesn’t work with the FTZ, and lo and behold… IT WORKS! So, straight into my backpack and off to the woods. Here are the first pictures, which were still saved as JPGs on the card because I hadn’t set anything large.
For comparison, here’s a picture from two days ago taken with my old D7200. In defense of the old hardware: Since the water damage, I’ve only been using a fixed 1/1000s exposure time… so it’s clear that the tit is a bit out of focus in flight.
But still, it’s as expected. The Z6 is a huge leap forward. The tilting display alone lets me squint for an approaching bird with one eye and check with the other if I’m still in focus. And, by the way, the burst mode feels like shooting an Uzi – it just rattles and rattles. I think the pictures speak for themselves. I’m happily excited!
Squirrels nest
It was a bit of a shock when my beloved little pine tree on the balcony suddenly had no branches or leaves; as if someone had simply cut it bare and left only the trunk and a few small shoots at the top. At the time I first blamed Nadine and when she denied it, it was my mother’s turn until a few days later I caught a squirrel biting off the branches right at the trunk and carrying them away. Now our birch tree had to suffer and in return we have half a kogel right above our awning and a cheeky young squirrel that took over the balcony yesterday morning. They are cute… but they are also robbers!
Kestrel nest
A hot tip from a photographer in one of my Facebook groups (thanks Thomas!) gave me the pleasure of visiting a kestrel nest from relatively close up.At first the nest box was deserted, because the “little ones” are already quite big and are already flying around. The whole family was sitting on the roofs all around. I think I counted 5 animals.
I lay down behind a bush for 20 minutes, opposite the box, and at least two came by. You a see how tense and concentrated the youngsters still are, when flying. The morning would be the right time to take photos there, because then you would have the sun at your back… but you have to work.
Beautiful animals and somehow there is a connection: I’m buying an “e” and would like to fly with it.
buzzards nest
Two weeks ago I took a rest and got a seat in one of the beach chairs around a Gradierbau. Reading on my phone and enjoying the sun that finally made up its mind and came through the clouds, I heard buzzards call a fews times. Suddenly I noticed a huge bird landing in one of the nearby pine trees. I jumped to my camera and turned it on blindly not taking my eyes of the place where the bird landed, approaching it slowly. There it was: a big buzzard, right above a bridge that leads over river Usa and into the south park. A lot of people were minding their business below passing by and this huge, shy bird just sat there, till I came closer and once I got in a good position and plain sight, it noticed me as well. The camera lens, like a big eye pointing at it made him feel uncomfortable and so it flew off quickly.
A couple of days later I noticed that two bustards constantly hitting this tree again and again. Turns out they are building their nest, right at the top of this pine. Wisely they put it where it is hard to spot and no way to take pictures. Privacy rules, even in the land of birds.
Into the spiders nest
Spiders – hoooh! Scary creatures, but if you take a closer look, they are actually really instresting. They got eight eyes and up to eight legs! Found this tiny nest at my marquee on the balcony. The nest normaly keeps a certain temperature and amount of humidity inside. Lowering the marquee seems to have raptured the hull that gave me this insight. Hopefully they wil make it anyway and keep the mosquitos out of my way.