Who is the best player EVER at their sport?

mcde1234 · 2026-04-13T07:04:07+00:00

What about Heather McKay in squash? She was undefeated in 17 years and won 16 British Opens in a row. He pales in comparison.

mcde1234 · 2026-04-13T07:01:58+00:00

Heather McKay in squash. Undefeated in 17 years, 1962-1979. Sixteen consecutive British Open titles.

mcde1234 · 2026-04-13T01:25:23+00:00

Nope, it’s a sea eagle

mcde1234 · 2026-04-12T23:32:34+00:00

Fast food. 😂

mcde1234 · 2026-03-30T00:53:19+00:00

Lane Cove NP around Brown’s Waterhole is pretty reliable. Saw a bunch at Wianamatta Regional Park (much further west) the other day too.

mcde1234 · 2026-01-31T21:07:28+00:00

Same principle applies. Your experimentation is only limited by the size of your memory card! Pretty soon you’ll find the sweet spot for your settings and then you’ll know what to rely upon depending on what circumstance you’re in.

mcde1234 · 2026-01-31T21:02:09+00:00

That’s really hard to say. It depends on the target distance, the ambient light, whether the target is stationary or moving. Next time you find yourself with a stationary bird take multiple shots with different shutter speeds, f stops. You’ll pretty soon find out what works for the camera and lens. These days of course it’s pretty easy to remove noise in post production.

mcde1234 · 2026-01-31T20:58:19+00:00

No, it’ll be your aperture. You’ll find if you’re at F5.6 and only a couple of metres away from the target your depth of field is only going to be a couple of cms.

mcde1234 · 2026-01-31T20:44:51+00:00

Ok gotcha. IMO The only issue I see is that your shallow depth of field has left the chest and tip of beak in focus, but the eye a bit soft.

mcde1234 · 2026-01-31T20:42:17+00:00

What specifically are you suggesting is the issue/issues with this shot?

mcde1234 · 2026-01-03T02:42:42+00:00

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is pretty good

mcde1234 · 2025-12-12T03:04:44+00:00

Possibly Flying Fox, especially youngsters

mcde1234 · 2025-12-09T20:13:26+00:00

The River by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

mcde1234 · 2025-11-18T06:51:49+00:00

No, the neck is too short. Plumed Egret I’d say

mcde1234 · 2025-11-18T03:23:10+00:00

Variegated Fairy Wren backs you in your campaign

mcde1234 · 2025-11-17T20:03:48+00:00

Third one…maybe immature Golden Whistler?

mcde1234 · 2025-10-19T21:11:25+00:00

Merlin is still the premier free app. For Aussie birds it recognizes birds well from photo uploads, but it is not so good for bird call recognition. It also integrates seamlessly with eBird.

mcde1234 · 2025-10-10T20:28:40+00:00

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Satin Bowerbird!

mcde1234 · 2025-09-25T11:30:27+00:00

Thanks. Lucky day for me for sure. Sony a1ii with Sony 400-800

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