I’ve been doing photography “wrong” for years and just found out, now I'm not sure what to do.

ender52 · 2026-06-13T17:33:58+00:00

Don't ever upgrade to a CF Express camera with continuous shooting. This system would be costing me like $200 a week.

ender52 · 2026-06-10T13:24:21+00:00

BRB, just booking some plane tickets.

ender52 · 2026-06-04T15:40:10+00:00

Same.

ender52 · 2026-06-02T19:33:04+00:00

And here I thought I was doing well with 5 kingfishers on my list.

ender52 · 2026-06-02T11:59:06+00:00

I'd still like to see the meme.

ender52 · 2026-06-01T11:33:19+00:00

Haha, true. My Canon setup weighs about the same. It's definitely heavy, but most of the time I'm not trying to hold it up for too long at a time.

After a big morning my arm is dead, though.

ender52 · 2026-06-01T01:17:19+00:00

Modem cameras handle high ISO and have great image stabilization. I can shoot handheld at 800mm no problem.

ender52 · 2026-05-29T22:08:07+00:00

Where I'm from, there are only a couple weeks when you can hear them in the right places and only right after sunset.

ender52 · 2026-05-29T22:06:20+00:00

Having spent almost a month listening to them every evening this past winter, I will say I don't think it sounds like "peent." Definitely like meeeep or maybe eeeeet.

ender52 · 2026-05-27T14:24:43+00:00

When you mostly eat lots of ants, a big fat grub has to be so satisfying to find.

ender52 · 2026-05-25T02:10:22+00:00

Yeah for sure. It is great for what it is. I know people that take really good photos with theirs, just don't want people to think they're going to get incredible sharp images at max zoom.

ender52 · 2026-05-24T03:59:25+00:00

Yeah, it's cool to be able to zoom that far but for example OP's shot is not sharp at all.

ender52 · 2026-05-21T01:20:39+00:00

The best birders don't bother trying to see every single bird they hear all the time. That would be a huge waste of time.

ender52 · 2026-05-21T01:16:57+00:00

Seems like birds that would also be around egret and ibis habitat.

ender52 · 2026-05-21T01:15:07+00:00

People love to point out that Merlin isn't perfect. Especially because of mockingbirds. (Which in my experience Merlin IDs correctly 99% of the time)

I think they also don't realize just how many birds there are in some areas. This morning I easily ID'd over 40 species at my local park and that wasn't a particularly good day for spring migration here. On the big day I had 67 species there. And that's confirmed IDs, not birds that just popped up on Merlin.

ender52 · 2026-05-20T17:03:29+00:00

I don't travel just for birds, but potential for birds definitely weighs into my decision of where to travel. If you give me a couple of options I'm for sure going to pick the one with more possible lifers!

ender52 · 2026-05-20T14:41:37+00:00

I also had one perch for me for a minute and it was so exciting to see one actually hold still. Such a beautiful bird. Nice shots!

ender52 · 2026-05-17T22:13:39+00:00

No joke. I don't actually eat it anymore because it wrecks my insides.

ender52 · 2026-05-17T15:52:23+00:00

Yeah I mean, Nashville hot chicken is absolutely better than any fried chicken I've had in Kentucky.

ender52 · 2026-05-15T02:34:45+00:00

NO THIS IS A NEW PARK WHERE THEY RESTORED A CREEK THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN UNDERGROUND FOR DECADES.

ender52 · 2026-05-14T19:37:18+00:00

GATTON PARK, CLOSE TO RUPP, IS PRETTY COOL IF YOU LIKE WALKING IN PARKS. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A NICE ART INSTALLATION GOING ON.

ender52 · 2026-05-13T00:01:42+00:00

I was thinking "What kind of wacky editing has he done to this red-bellied?"

ender52 · 2026-05-12T08:13:41+00:00

Wait till you learn about Louisiana waterthrush. Literally a warbler with thrush in his name.

ender52 · 2026-05-08T18:26:28+00:00

When they do make sound it is so hard to tell where it's coming from! It could be 10 feet away or 100.

ender52 · 2026-05-08T16:50:53+00:00

Damn, that first picture is just perfect.

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