and a little one got onto my back (enclosed) porch today!

Geese are around these days, and ravens and crows. Hard to get good pics of the little, quick birds. There were a bunch of them fluttering around a tree today, but hopeless.

January, swans on the creek!

alfredo

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10. You could use a super zoom camera and a good tripod.

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:23 PM

Dec 2016

Maybe you can track down an osprey or an eagle.

elleng

(131,067 posts)

11. There is an osprey nest, on top of a 'boathouse' on the creek,

Reply to alfredo (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:30 PM

Dec 2016

a few yards away. I've taken pictures of the osprey pair when they're here, and catch them while nesting. My perspective keeps me from seeing the eggs, and hatchlings, but they're coming!

Superzoom, YES! Which one???

As to tripod, as most things around here move continually, like the sun, moon, and birds, I'm not sure how useful it would be, but YOU, alfredo, would have a great time exploring here!

There are eagles too, and I think I caught one a while ago, but it wasn't easy! Will look for it.

alfredo

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12. Nikon cool pix p900

Reply to elleng (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:36 PM

Dec 2016

Nikon is known for great glass, and has been for as long as I can remember.

elleng

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13. THANKS!

Reply to alfredo (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:36 PM

Dec 2016

elleng

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14. Forgot to mention, I HAD a great, 'old' Nikon,

Reply to alfredo (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 10:04 PM

Dec 2016

my first 'adult' camera, folks gave me as a birthday gift in 1980?. Schlepped it around Europe on a few trips, but it was 'lost' with separation and sale of our house in DC.

While fun for me (and I had a couple extra lenses, zoom and wide angle,) not as handily useful as my 'little' samsung galaxy, which enables me immediately to post on fb and photobucket.