Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO800, 1/320, ƒ/5.6
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Hoopoe in search for meal
Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO160, 1/500, ƒ/5.6
Hoopoe spoted
Love those birds. They are relatively of middle size. They are noisy and funny. They are bouncy and fast moving. They tend to move all the time, searching for food for their youngers. Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO160, 1/500, ƒ/5.6
Bee eater and his prey (with camera config setup)
Today's catch. Bee-eater bird. The most interesting part is how it was captured. Welcome to the description of the shot. Full Flickr version: Canon 650D, Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ Telescope ISO160, 1/125, ƒ/8 Manual focus with the scope. Used: Celestron 93625 Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter and Celestron 93419 T-Ring for 35 mm Canon EOS Camera (Black) In general camera configuration looked like so: I'm not too satisfied with the quality this config provides. I mean its not the camera lens. However it gives decent quality for capturing sensitive objects in a "non-frightened" distance. Me and a bird were about 50 meters away.
Barn Swallow cathed a fly
Full Flickr version: Canon 6D, Canon EF 100-400L ƒ4.5-5.6 IS USM, at 400mm, ISO250, 1/320, ƒ/6.3
Barn swallow on a wire
This one was sitting and watching me crawling to get to proper position of capturing. Flickr version: Canon 6D, Sigma APO DG EF 70-300mm f4.0-5.6, at 300mm, ISO320, 1/400, f7.1 The barn swallow is a bird of open country which normally uses man-made structures to breed and consequently has spread with human expansion. It builds a cup nest from mud pellets in barns or similar structures and feeds on insects caught in flight. This species lives in close association with humans, and its insect-eating habits mean that it is tolerated by man; this acceptance was reinforced in the past by superstitions regarding the bird and its nest. There are frequent cultural references to the barn swallow in literary and religious works due to both its living in close proximity to humans and its annual migration.