Recent content by Hogan

...wonder no more ;) Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), taken at RSPB Loch Leven, Scotland. Nikon z9 w/ Nikon 180-600mm lens.

Checking the eye tracking on my new toy... seems to be working OK :)(y) (best viewed large) - Nikon Z9 w/ Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) by Hogan, on Flickr

Baby moorhen and mute swan, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Baby Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) with yellow water lily, taken at Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. Nikon D500 with 200-500mm lens.

RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Dumfries & Galloway

Blue Tit on gorse bush, taken at Aberlady, Scotland

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on gorse, taken at Aberlady, Scotland. Nikon D500 w/ nikon 200-500mm

Does this look better? I'm still getting to grips with selective noise reduction - I've reduced by 50% on the birds & feeder and left the background at automatic values (Nik Dfine2) 400 ISO on the D300 is moderately high, and I think some of the lost detail may be down to bird movement (1/250th...

...and the sparrows are female house sparrows (Passer domesticus), and the Goldfinch is female as well (the red on the face extends slightly behind the eye in the male) - The Wood Pigeons I don't know what sex they are, but theyare adults (the white mark on the neck appears after about 1 year...

Blackbird (Turdus merula) female Blue Tit fledgling getting the hang of using the bird feeder Crow (Corvus corone) Horizontal House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) Not so much gorillas in the mist, more wood pigeon in the fog...

My pet rescue cats

Many thanks for the all the encouraging replies and advice - Much appreciated

..and finally Nuthatch