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Photographing bird behaviour:

(1) lightweight Nikon equipment

(2) “APERTURE Mode Birds“: no camera reset during photography,

(3) camouflage & knowhow: avoiding disturbing birds.

tribike
D7200 SIGMA Sport 150-600mm equivalent 1260mm, LUKA Cratos tribike,“substantial camouflage”.

Our favourite lightweight combination:

Z50 500 PF
Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR 2340 gram, equivalent 1500mm, improvised camouflage, great reach, rich detail.

Some examples:

common tern
Holland 2024 sun Common Tern (Visdief) size 35cm distance 40m, Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm,1/1000 f/11 ISO 640 -1.5EV, standard camouflage. Notice a few tiny water droplets around the, still wet, feeding Tern! Crop 3900 x 2600.
common tern
Holland 2023 sun Black-headed Gull (Kokmeeuw), size 38cm, fighting Common Tern (Visdief), size 37cm, distance 35m, equivalent 1050mm, D500 with our favourite lightweight Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR. Standard camouflage.
great white heron
Holland sun/rain/cloudy/stormy wheather, beautiful, backlit Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger), size 93cm, distance 75m, Z7 II equivalent 750mm, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR 1/1250 f/11 ISO 5000 -2.0EV standard camouflage. Crop 3600 x 5400. Notice large feet enabling easy mud walking.
swallow
Holland sun Swallow (Boerenzwaluw) size 18cm distance 15m eq.750mm ultra lightweight D500 Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF VR standard camouflage,1/500 f/5.6 ISO 100 -2.0EV. Crop 4500 x 3000.
great white heron
Holland aug 2024 sun beautiful Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger) shaking its feathers size 92cm distance 50m Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750m 1/4000 f/5.6 ISO 100 -1.5EV substantial camouflage. Crop 4500 x 3000.
kingfisher
Holland july 2024 sun Kingfisher (IJsvogel) size 17cm distance 40m cleaning feathers Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm 1/1000 f/11 ISO 720 -1.5EV substantial camouflage. Crop 2400 x 1600. Detail small bird at 40m!
kingfisher
Holland cloudy, bird in deep shadow under large tree, Kingfisher (IJsvogel) juvenile size 17cm distance 22m Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm 1/100 f/11 ISO 640 -1.5EV substantial camouflage crop 3000 x 2000.
grey heron
Holland july 2024 cloudy Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 94cm at work in muddy ditsh, distance 15m Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750mm 1/2000 f/11 ISO 5000 -1.5EV substantial camouflage crop 4600 x 3100.
common tern
Holland sun Common Tern (Visdief), two adults and juvenile size 35cm, distance 40m, harbour Lauwersoog North Sea. Ultra lightweight combo Nikkor 300mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 630mm, standard camouflage. Crop 3600 x 2400.
great white heron
Holland cloudy Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger) fishing size 93cm distance 75m Z7 II Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1050mm 1/1000 sec f/8 ISO 520 -1.30EV standard camouflage crop 2700 x 1800.
bee-eater
Lesbos Bee-eater (Bijeneter) size 16cm distance 30m equivalent 900mm D300 top quality oldtimer Nikkor 300mm f/4D total camouflage 1/1000 second f/8 ISO 400. Crop 500 x 1000.
avocet
Holland Louersoog sun aug 2024 Avocet (Kluut) size 43cm distance 35m Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm 1/1000 sec f/11 ISO 640 crop 2700 x 1800.
common tern
Holland sun Common Tern (Visdief) size 35cm distance 35m equivalent 600mm D300 Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II standard camouflage 1/2000 f/5.6 ISO 280.
anser fabalis
Holland Nov 2023 beautiful Toendrarietgans (Anser Fabalis) breeds North Siberia, size 85cm distance 65m equivalent 050mm snow sun/cloudy Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E standard camouflage. Crop 2700 x 1800,
grey heron
Holland sun Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 93cm distance 20m Z7 II Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750mm 1/1000 f/11 f/11 ISO 220 -1.50EV standard camouflage crop 1200 x 800 Splendid detail Z7 II at this distance.

About photographic techniques in bird photography at:

“Lightweight” bird photography

Camouflage, Equipment, APERTURE Mode Birds

Settings D500 (Nikon DSLR’s) or Settings Z50 (Nikon MLC’s)

Reach equipment

Focussing I and Focussing II

APERTURE value, ISO value, EXPOSURE time value.

Results our approach in Photos/videos

Aboutus, lierature, useful links, etc in ABOUT

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