The Hawk Conservancy Trust

[PJwebbs]

Had a fantastic day at this place the other week, well worth a visit, great day out! My Sigma 150-500 did ok but it didn't seem up to tracking the birds, which left me wanting more... Anyway, Here are a few images i managed to get. Enjoy

1.
Barn owl by Paul Webster, on Flickr

2.
Barn owl-3 by Paul Webster, on Flickr

3.
Great Grey Owl-2 by Paul Webster, on Flickr

4.
Hawk by Paul Webster, on Flickr

5.
Owl by Paul Webster, on Flickr

6.
Owl-3 by Paul Webster, on Flickr

7.
Owl-2 by Paul Webster, on Flickr

8.
Red Kite by Paul Webster, on Flickr

 

[Gary Kinghorn]

About 4 miles from my house, but I rarely go. Shame on me.

Great shots.

 

[gramps]

Good set there, love the hovering Barn Owl

 

[realspeed]

Like the photos. you say you had trouble tracking the birds with your sigma 150-500mm lens. Maybe the lens had too much reach . I tend to use a Sigma 70-200mm f.2.8 lens (mine is version1 without image stablisation which is not necessary I found) on my Nikon D300. You need a "fast lens " to get the best in flight shots. Also I didn't try for distance shots as the birds were too far away to get anything half decent

Link to some not all of mine but to give some idea

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wings.595560/

Hope this helps you

 

[LongLensPhotography]

2, 6 and 7 are my favourites

 

[wezza13]

Looks like it tracked the birds fine to me!

Great set, the hovering Barn Owl is my fave.

 

[cjt2011]

Great set of images there .....