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Hi, it's actually a Ruddy Darter -look at the all-black legs.

Has anyone had problems buying an entry bundle for the BPOTY comp on Photocrowd? The button doesn't seem to work for me. Thank.

If you have to boost the sharpening to compensate for a softer lens, this will make the noise more visible as you will sharpen the noise too.

Migrant Hawker Migrant Hawker by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Common Darters egg-laying Common Darters ovipositing by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

Hi Mike, it's called a Migrant Hawker.

Yes, correct. These are Banded Demoiselles (or Calopteryx splendens in scientific terms). The males are the blue ones and the females green.

Yes, with a 2x as well!

Good question. Don't know!

I went to see the Marsh Harriers at Woodwalton Fen, Cambs and was lucky enough to capture this female seeing off a Red Kite. Marsh Harrier seeing off a Red Kite by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Marsh Harrier seeing off a Red Kite by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Marsh Harrier seeing off a Red Kite by...

A pair of Tufted Ducks.

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Hi George. I believe the 420EX is wireless compatible so you may be able to set the pop-up flash on the 600D as a master and the 420EX as the slave for wireless flash on a bracket.

I've been watching a starling murmuration for about a week now, with around 25000 birds which is a large one for Northamptonshire. At first, I took the usual shots, but them wondered what the images would look like if I merged a sequence of shots into one, to show the flight path taken by each...

85mm f1.2, you know it makes sense!

I'm doing a mini project on bird faces and here is my latest batch. Thanks for looking. Long-tailed Tit Long-tailed Tit by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Bullfinch Make Bullfinch by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Reed Bunting Male Reed Bunting by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr Chaffinch Male Chafinch by Mark...