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Trips to the IoM do sell out at popular times. If you do not want to go but still see puffins go to the Scottish seabird centre in north Berwick who have cameras which show nesting birds (primarily gannets on Bas Rock) but sometimes have puffins on show. There is also st abbs for seabird...

Yes I have been. There are a lot of variables- when you are going ( are the birds courting/ incubating/ feeding young), weather, number of people etc. when I was there we got relatively close to some (6-8 feet) but there was only a small number of people. There were large numbers of puffins...

On the IoM you can use anything from a wide angle to telephoto lens. If you are just taking one lens it will restrict you to certain locations and types of photos. Enjoy!

...between DR and dentist appointments this morning, weather not great but Mr & Mrs were too close to the car. Some of us are never happy!!

Horses for courses, the top equipment from all manufacturers produce - if they don’t usually operator error, I know it is in my case!

I switched from windows to mac a few months ago ( laptop not desktop). I found that photo editing was not a problem but other things were such as keyboard shortcuts. Something to consider, good luck!

went out yesterday afternoon, harsh light and the chiff chaff was high up but hey ho......

I’m impressed with your flexibility!!

Lousy weather here, so decided to look over some photos from earlier in the year........strawberry Poison Dart tree frog in Costa Rica. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog by nc_killie, on Flickr

I think that Espen Hellend shows how you can have a button that changes to Procap, the benefit being that none of your other settings changes - rather than have a Custome mode r change the dial to pro cap. Google him and check out.

Barn owl numbers typically vary on a cyclical nature based on the numbers of their main prey item( usually voles). Climatic conditions also impact as mentioned above. The cyclical nature of the owl population is very much a local thing and whilst some areas may have a booming population, other...

Bill thank you for asking the question, you are correct. The intent is bird photography / watching. We are not beach people, unless it’s winter for waders!

My wife and I are thinking of going to the Gambia next February, does anyone who has been have any tips / recommendations for hotels, locations, guides. Thank you in ad

I am mainly into wildlife, especially birds, so most photos were taken with a 150-400 (micro4/3). You do not want to be changing lenses in many of the places so a zoom would be preferred. You may want to try borrowing / renting another body / lenses, cheaper than going to CR again!! We did not...

Enjoy, its a fantastic lens - I wish my skills matched it!! Go well!