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Foto at top: Holland sun Hawk Owl (Sperweruil) size 40cm distance 35m D500 Nikkor 300mm F/4E PF VR equivalent 900mm.

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Using various sets of Nikon equipment with almost always camera in our favourite APERTURE Mode Birds, usually handheld, occasionally using tripod, tribike, partners’ shoulder and the like …

Holland light cloudy 2025 Squirrel (Eekhoorn) in our garden, distance 15m, Z7 II Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR equivalent 750mm, **APERTURE Mode Birds**. Squirrels do have four exceptionally strong “fingers” as you can see here! *And by the way In squirrel’s eye you can see the reflection of our house and the blue sky above it!*

*Holland december 2025 heavy overcast **APERTURE Mode Birds** Blue Tit size 12cm distance 5m D500 equivalent 450mm.*

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is DSC_4136.jpg — Holland 2025 cloudy beautiful Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger) size 93cm distance 45m **equivalent 1050mm** ***APERTURE Mode Birds***.

black-headed gull — Holland Texel sun 2024 sun Black-headed Gull (Kokmeeuw) size 37cm distance 35m **defending nest** against Common Tern (Visdief), **APERTURE Mode Birds**.

*Holland cloudy Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger) 93cm 60m **APERTURE Mode Birds** equivalent 1050mm.*

Holland heavy overcast 2025 Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 94cm distance 40m **APERTURE Mode Birds** *equivalent 1500mm.*

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is DSC_9397-1024x683.jpg — *Holland 2025 sun **juvenile** (black nails) Kingfisher (IJsvogel) first day out nest*, size 16cm **APERTURE Mode Birds** **equivalent 1500mm. Amazing detail at 40m** by **Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR** and Z7 II. Notice detail nails bird and thin cobweb branche!

eider — *Holland Texel 2024 cloudy male Eider (Eider) size 60cm distance 15m D500* *Nikkor 500mm F/5.6 ED PF VR equivalent 750mm*.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 51999-Holland-Zeearend1et-2e-jaar-25-meters-zon-statief-D500-Nikkor-500mm-F-56E-PF-VR-equivalent-1050mm-standard-camouflage.jpg — *Holland Lauwersoog 2020* *sun* White-tailed Eagle (Zeearend) 1st-2nd year, size 80cm wingspan over 200cm, distance 85m, **APERTURE Mode Birds** D500 **Nikkor 500mm F5.6E PF VR** **equivalent 1050mm**.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is DSC_6800-3-2-1024x681.jpg — Holland 2025 sun White Stork (Ooievaar) mating, size 101cm, distance 75m, **APERTURE Mode Birds** ***equivalent 1500mm***. ***Great quality Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR: wonderful detail and expression at 754m!***

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is DSC_3328-8-oct-3023-1.jpg — Holland 2024 sun three men Goosander (Grote Zaagbek), size 62cm distance 60m, lightweight combination **Z50** Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR **APERTURE Mode Birds** **equivalent 1500mm**.

*Holland our garden sun Redwing (Koperwiek) size 21cm distance 20m **APERTURE Mode Birds** equivalent 1050mm.*

*Holland **heavy overcast** 2025 Black-winged Kite (Grijze Wouw) size 33cm distance **over 200m** Z7 II Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm **APERTURE Mode Birds**. A rarity in Holland*. Technically low quality picture but interesting observation.

*Algarve 2021 **cloudy** Black-winged Kite (Grijze Wouw) 35cm **40m** Nikon D300 Nikkor 400mm F/4D equivalent 630mm **APERTURE Mode Birds**.* *Average quality picture so* *unfortunately bird’s red eye inot clearly visible.*

Holland isle Texel September/October 2025:

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Written by: annemiek van baren

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