p.315 #2 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Sad day around here.
We had two of the three owlets down this morning.
We contacted the raptor center, and they came to pick them up.
Both were shaking, had trouble standing, much less flying, and just didn't look or act right.
Early guess (and that's all it is so far) the avian flu.
If two of them have it, the third one probably will get it also.
We've heard that the adults are stronger, and may not be affected as much by it, but who knows.
It's a bad deal.
Little guy was on the ground, with a dead robin behind it, that it had yesterday, with a shrew in it's talon.
p.315 #5 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
davev wrote:
Sad day around here.
We had two of the three owlets down this morning.
We contacted the raptor center, and they came to pick them up.
Both were shaking, had trouble standing, much less flying, and just didn't look or act right.
Early guess (and that's all it is so far) the avian flu.
If two of them have it, the third one probably will get it also.
We've heard that the adults are stronger, and may not be affected as much by it, but who knows.
It's a bad deal.
Little guy was on the ground, with a dead robin behind it, that it had yesterday, with a shrew in it's talon.
p.315 #7 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
dclark wrote:
Have the Peregrines produced chicks or are these from last year?
This and many others that didn’t get edited are from last year. The eggs haven’t hatched at one location. I am not sure about the other location but normally the other location is a tad faster, I am thinking of checking the other location out soon, probably this Saturday.
p.315 #8 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
Excellent capture but wow, Dave, that’s really sad… 😢 What are the chances for them to make it through and survive without any human intervention?
For the young ones, it doesn't sound good.
I don't know if this is true or not, but the rumor is that any bird brought in with the disease, will be put down.
They don't want the birds that they've been rehabbing to get it, and they don't want the body of a
dead diseased bird out where other birds could catch it.
p.315 #9 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
davev wrote:
For the young ones, it doesn't sound good.
I don't know if this is true or not, but the rumor is that any bird brought in with the disease, will be put down.
They don't want the birds that they've been rehabbing to get it, and they don't want the body of a
dead diseased bird out where other birds could catch it.
This is sad to see, I hope they can diagnose and take the necessary action, seeing the owlets suffering sucks
p.315 #10 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Vtcats wrote:
Thank you. I asked because I’ve read quite a few threads regarding this. Last year (but using the 100-400 as I didn’t have this lens yet)), I took a variety of images using ss’s of between 1500-3000 (mainly because more than 3000 brought up the iso too much). Both with, then without stabilization. To my untrained eye, I honestly could not tell the difference.
I also could not see issues when on and mounted to a tripod. Although I did at first, but realized after retesting I had heat haze in my shot. I’m guessing there actually IS a difference but more variables are most likely involved.
“Heat haze” could be a real issue if the target or targets are far away, And the name is mis-leading. Late in December, yes, in the winter although the winter here in Southern California is relatively mild, I went twice within a span of a few days to photograph the LA skyline from a higher elevation. On the first day, I tried out a newly acquired lens, the GM 70-200mm plus either the 1.4X or 2X TC. I was pleased with the results but felt that it was a tad too short to get some compressed effects of the skyscraper.
The second time around I took the 200-600mm lens. It was colder that evening and clearer in terms of weather. Both times, the gear was on a sturdy tripod and the shutter speeds used was very similar to each other. A lot of the images have shimmer around sharp lines. Again, it was colder on the second day but somehow, the effect of the “heat haze” was significantly more pronounced. The effect looks different than camera/lens movement, rendering more shimmering effect around sharp lines.
p.315 #11 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
It's a sad day.
All three of the young ones are gone.
We found the nest in mid February. Mom was in it covering the owlets.
The nest was in great spot, people with limited mobility could easily get to it.
The last report I got was that all three of the young are gone, and they are going to
be checking up on the adults for a while.
This could be a real bad summer for the wild birds in this area.
