Foto at top: Holland Common Tern (Visdief) size 35cm distance 35m.

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We learned and still do learn about lightweight bird photography using Nikon (compatible) equipment from:

Dutch books and bird guides:

“ANWB Vogelgids” detailed dutch information bird species and determination guide, detailed but a bit heavy.

“Vogels” Volker Dierschke Vogelbescherming TIRION NATUUR compact lightweight dutch Bird Guide. Small book, very practical in the field and when travelling.

“Vogels van Texel” Vogelinformatiecentrum Texel & various photographers. Compact concise very practical up to date information about species observed at Texel, where to find them, their seasonal occurrence and migration period at Texel. By the way this is also a quite interesting large shop in village De Cocksdorp at dutch isle Texel, professional advice and (emergrncy) repair of binoculars, telescopes and other birding equipment and by the way a splendid collection stuffed birds!

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Sites:

Tara Tanaka USA (Swarovski Digiscoper Of The Year several times).

photographylife.com Nasim Mansurov and other professional photographers indepth complete theory and practical photography; extremely valuable and clear explanations.

Brad Hill blog: about actual bird photography.

Ken Rockwell site: about actual bird photography and equipment.

Bert Schneider Alentejo migrating species all year around. Nice bungalows situated in a vast natural area, many birds and species around. Near Atlantic coast Portugal. Friendly dutch speaking hosts unique guided bird excursions in Portugal.

Nikon Image Space.

Nikon Imaging products.

Nikon rumours.com.

Vogelwerkgroep Uden.

Some terminology & abbreviations used on the Internet and in this context:

• BBAF (back button autofocus)
• BIF (bird in flight)
• “Auto ISO” Automatic control ISO Sensitivity Nikon camera’s
• DOF (depth of field)
• DSLR (digital system reflex camera)
• EVF (electronic viewfinder mirrorless camera)
• FPS or fps (frames per second i.e. pictures per second)
• IQ (Image Quality)
• MLC Mirrorless camera
• Reach (bereik): key in bird photography: quantifiable number of satisfactorily resolved pixels per square mm of a digital bird image. Definition and explanation at: Reach I More or less expressed in 35mm equivalent (overall focussing distance of a combination camera-lens-converter).

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