That photo there was at the Kaituna cut @Pointer
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That photo there was at the Kaituna cut @Pointer
Great shot Zeb
Had one of these magnificent Birds sitting on our Pergola - just 3m from front door last week.
Wife feeds birds her left over bread - (90% sparrows) wax eyes etc - and these Native Falcons get the odd one.
Had one have a go at the Aussie Terrier on our front lawn a few years back too.
If I was to come back in another life as a creature - this is my #1 pick
We have a pair living up in Native beech approx 1500m behind us.
Yes - when I was 10-16 yrs age - we had a pair in Tekuiti - they nested in a big old dead Rata.
They used to dive bomb me whenever I walked past - could feel the wind from their attack - that is how close they got.
Same locality the 1st confirmed sighting that the Blue Wattled Crow (Kokako) was not extinct after all !!
By "yours truly" when I was 11 years old (1968/9)
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not my photo - camera were not invented back then - apart from Box Bronies
Yes - I would have thought you would of had a bit more zoom than that - great work !!!
Clarity is pefect
Anyone on here using camera adaption (or IPhone - Android) on Spotting scopes ??
thinking it might be my up and coming lazy old man retirement hunting in "very near" future
I have an 80-200mm and a 400mm for things a bit further away but I don't usually take them too far into the hills because of the extra weight and bulk on multiday trips.
Here is a whole album of my bird photos to browse through if you're interested: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjXCA3Hb
We have a resident NZ Falcon at work flying around catching sparrows that are feeding on the feed pad.Bloody impressive to see but too fast for my little pocket camera.
Very cool, always been a bit of a part time twitcher but your talent shows how even the starling is taken for granted!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4466/...83bea1a5_o.jpgDSC_9223 by Ben, on Flickr
Bombs away!