The White-crowned Sparrows with brown crowns (aka, 1st year birds), always seem to be a bit more bold than those with the sharp white and black crowns. Digiscoped with our sweet Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope and “old reliable” the Canon Rebel XTi.
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Surf Scoter – Photo Lifelist #242
This weekend we had the opportunity to test out Birdfreak’s work camera, a Canon EOS 50D DSLR. This camera has a lot of potential and we will try to give it a full review after using it a bit while longer. In short, the 50D shoots a bit over 6 frames a second and has
Digiscoping – Double-crested Cormorant in the Fog
Having received our brand spankin’ new Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope on Friday, we were in a hurry to test it out in what little time we had available on Saturday. The weather was frigid and foggy, bad for manipulating small buttons on a camera with cold hands and difficult lighting for taking photos. Birds
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Digiscoper of the Year Contest
Swarovski Optik, one of the finest makers of binoculars and scopes, has a fantastic contest for digiscopers. The Digiscoper of the Year Contest allows digiscopers to showcase their shots and win great prizes. For those unfamiliar, digiscoping is the use of a spotting scope and a digital camera to take photos through what is effectively
Shorebird Battles – Semipalmated Plovers
In a much more relaxed argument than the fighting Ruddy Turnstones, these digiscoped Semipalmated Plovers were trying to work out their disagreements through words (or peeps). Step one – stick out your booty Counter-attack with another booty raise Peep out your problems… Take a nap when done Thanks to Swarovski Optik for loaning out a
Digiscoping – Arctic Tern
There is something unequivocally impressive about a bird that can travel 25,000 miles a year. Arctic Tern Read more about the cool facts about Arctic Terns. Information on population status for Arctic Terns is limited but “southermost populations [are] declining and listed as of special concern.” – Cornell Lab of Ornithology Digiscoped with a Swarovski
Shorebird Battles – Ruddy Turnstones
Getting a chance to digiscope courtesy of Swarovski Optik North America on the Cape of Massachusetts led to some interesting shorebird interactions. Here we have a duel between Ruddy Turnstones that got pretty violent. Ruddy Turnstone Faceoff Take Down!! That’s gotta hurt! Rough fight, yet so beautiful Not sure what this move is called… wing-flashing
American Oystercatchers Digiscoped at South Beach on the Cape of Massachusetts
After testing out a Swarovski digiscoping* setup for the first time, I was able to put my newly learned skill to the test on the cape of Massachusetts at South Beach. One of my first victims was a roving gang of American Oystercatchers. Needless to say, I was pretty happy with the results. Two adults
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