Thank goodness for German efficiency. New lens ordered and received with 48 hours!
Now I could have gone and seen the Pallid Harrier
today. But I didn’t. I don’t know why. Instead I went to Westhay.
Everything was really calm down at the reserve. Even the gentle rustle of the reeds was
completely absent. The light was awful
and there want much to see (yet). But
was was enjoying myself. It was rather
relaxing.
At the raised platform I saw some long tailed tits and in
the distance a Great White Egret sat on a tree.
I noticed that the Egret was near a hide. If I could get over there I cold get a rather
nice shot...
Off I went, trudging through the soft mud. Along the trackway a Jay flew overhead and a flock of Long Tailed Tits skittered from tree to tree.
I looked about for the Egret. It had left its platform and was busily
fishing in the lake.
I had a chat with a very nice warden who had a very handy
bean bag for camera support. As I was
looking at a Grey Heron a Bittern flew up from next to him and went for a nice
white poo. I suspect the Bittern had
been their for sometime . Need to be more observant!
At the North hide I spied a pair of squabbling Water rails
and a load of Coots.
I then went along to another hide/screen adjacent to the
North hide.
These swans provided a nice photo opportunity
Then I noticed a disturbance in the water. My heart jumped as I realised what it was... OTTER!!!
He fished for a good 20 minutes catching lots of fish
and occasionally glaring his rather sharp looking teeth. Wouldn't want to be bitten by one of
those! To be honest I was so excited
that I hardly noticed the 2 Kingfishers zipping about.
Fantastic!!!!
Just outside the reserve this egret was rooting around for a tasty morsel. Great birds which always make for a nice photo.
Westhay was a a good decision.
Photosniper is very handy. But how does it fire the shutter. Surely the Sniper has a mechanical shutter release and the 70D has an elictronic release?
ReplyDeleteIts complicated! The 'stock has two pins which poke up out the body when the trigger is pulled. These activate the shutter via the base of the specially modified body and the aperture ring on the lens. (The lens is 'cocked' on full aperture then released to the set aperture just before each shot.) With the Canon DSLR you don't need to 'cock' the aperture and you have to modify the trigger internally with a switch, usually from a cable remote that activates the canon. Google 'photosniper DSLR modification' its a standard mod. If you look at the pic of me you can see the cable remote strapped to the grip underneath my right hand. Its a quick mod where you just squeeze the grip to press the button with your palm. Ive now done the full mod and will be putting pics on 'Andrews DIY' soon. You going to get one?? ;¬)
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