Male Brambling

[Martyn...]

After several hours of not a lot happening, in an empty hide, the hide filled with people, so being polite I gave up my space by the window ... within 15 minutes this turned up :bang:

Fortunately the kind chap at the end gave me a bit of room to wedge my kit in the corner, and somehow I managed a few shots.

It did not help as the bird was never in a position to give a nice clear shot, other than when it was on the feeder (which was in the bush).

I have always see them take seeds off the table, but have never seen one on a peanut feeder before.

Anyway it was my first one for me this year, so

Both of these were shot with the 500mm & 1.7TC wide open at f6.7, ISO 5600 and 4500

 

[artyman]

Clearer shots than the only one I've ever managed to get of one

 

[higgy50]

Martyn,

I have a couple which have been visiting my garden every day for a few weeks now (first I have ever seen in the garden) 95% of the time they feed from the seed feeder and rarely feed off the ground in my limited experience...

 

[mark richards]

nice photos mate, your lucky.. I've not seen one,they always give me the slip...mark

 

[u8myufo]

Good clear sharp shots Martyn, have yet to see one myself. Looks like it can just about grip that peanut feeder

 

[fumiyasu]

Nice set overall but I reckon is a little too bright?

 

[Martyn...]

Nice set overall but I reckon is a little too bright?

Thanks for commenting, they look fine on my monitors regarding brightness, however I do not run them with brightness at 100%, usually keep them at 50%.

 

[john starkey]

Look very nice to me Martyn,another bird i have yet to see,

regards,
john.

 

[jc55]

Nice capture Martyn,nice sharp images,thank you

 

[fumiyasu]

Thanks for commenting, they look fine on my monitors regarding brightness, however I do not run them with brightness at 100%, usually keep them at 50%.

Maybe I should adjust the brightness of my monitor.

 

[Martyn...]

Maybe I should adjust the brightness of my monitor.

... try these

I only say that because I used to run mine at full whack, 100% brightness, when I got my first Eizo I had a long conversation with the helpful chaps at Native Digital, and read a few things on preventing eye fatigue, since then they have never been above 50% brightness.

One thing I found doing this was I was getting a far better match to stuff I was printing.

 

[Trev4]

I've yet to see one, I'd be very happy to get a shot like either of these, its a lovely looking bird, well taken, and I'm pleased you were given a space to get a go at him. nice one Martyn

 

[MarkEvan]

Lovely shots Martyn specially that first.......makes me somewhat jealous though as Brambling was one of the birds I wanted to pick up on a trip out today (just birding), we didn't manage to see one though there were several reported in the area .........




........The 6 Hawfinch more than made up for it though

 

[Frankie_flea]

Very nice shots Martyn. They really are a cracking looking bird up close. Like some of the others here i've never seen one.