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I am envious of the cameras that have birds eye focus, but with a few taps on the shutter button, I can usually get my 6500 to focus on the subject. It amazes me each time. These sparrows were ...

It pays to look closely at flocks of sparrows. I found 3 different ones in one small flock. Harris's sparrow - I don't see these often Song Sparrow White-crowned sparrow

Beautiful lighting and backgrounds. Well done!

Very cool. I got to see snow geese take off in insane numbers (ranger said 10,000-20,000) near Lamar CO. It is quite a sight and sound show!

Find a friend who uses Windows. It is a short process and if I remember correctly, you don't need to "install" any software - just download and run the update utility. You can delete it afterwards.

Thank you for sharing your practice.

Thank you. Nice image! Since I need OSS on for stationary birds, I'd like to just leave it on. I find it hard to keep turning it on & off as my subjects change. I use an A6500 and am thinking of ...

Do you keep OSS/SteadyShot on when shooting BiF? If yes, on a lens like the 200-600, what Steady Shot mode do you use?

On the Sony APS-C (A6xxxx) line, it seems to be common practice to turn off SteadyShot on the lens (say 200-600G) in order to get consistent results on BiF shots. Is that true for Sony's Full-frame ...

Photoshop some space in front of it. Lovely series.

Lovely set!

Here's what Cornel's Birds of the World (The subscription is definitely worth the $49/yr) says about Long-eared owls "This species often roosts communally during the nonbreeding season; typical ...

The last one was along the highline canal trail. The first two were at CCSP.

Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing

We don't get bohemian waxwings here often, so the birding community is abuzz. They've been seen in large flocks in multiple locations here. Bohemian Waxwing The colorful tips are behind the name - ...