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Ken Dee Marshes
Today the weather forecast was for sunny spells with any cloud burning off by mid morning. When we left home it was 9 degrees and rising with a watery sun hidden in a cloudy sky. By the time we reached the RSPB reserve at Ken Dee Marshes, it was very dull and misty with a [...]
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Also tagged 150-500, canada geese, dumfries, galloway, great tit, heron, ken dee, loch ken, nikon d300, pheasant, rspb, sigma 150-500, Wildlife
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Red Kites
Yesterday saw me at Bellymack Hill Farm where I managed to get some shots of Red Kites. These birds are an endangered species that was reintroduced to Dumfries & Galloway in 2001, and now numbers are starting to increase.
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Also tagged 150-500, bellymack hill, dumfries, galloway wildlife, loch ken, nikon d300, red kite, rspb, sigma 150-500
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First outing with Sigma 150-500
I spent yesterday at the RSPB hides at Ken Dee marshes. The conditions weren’t the best, it was a very dull day with snow on the ground and intermittent rain showers. The poor light made it a stern test for the new Sigma and the D300. All these shots were taken at ISO 1600 and [...]
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Also tagged 150-500, galloway, ken dee, loch ken, nikon d300, rspb, sigma 150-500, tits
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New Toy
Today saw the arrival of my new toy. This monster is a Sigma 150-500 lens. It’s a bit large and quite heavy, but hopefully I will get some good wildlife shots with it. I managed to get out for an hour between snow showers today to try it out. First impressions are that I’m hopeless [...]
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Also tagged ardrossan, ayrshire, oystercatcher, scotland, sigma 150-500, Wildlife
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