trevorwilson1607
Hunting in the rain.
The weather has been useless recently for macro photography,so I decided to have a look at my local birding patch,not too far away, just in case the rain came down.Nothing much about and as I was about to leave I was rewarded by a pair of Hobbies hunting over the fields.I hastened nearer to try and get some shots,the rain started to fall,light at first,but getting steadily heavier.Light was bad,Hobbies,as usual flying fast,I bumped up the iso to keep the shutter speed up, pointed the camera as one of the birds came nearish,fired off some shots and beat a hasty retreat as the rain started to pound.
I have no idea what they were feeding on,or if this was a regular hawking area,but it was interesting to see that the bad weather did not stop them hunting.
I shall make another visit in more clement weather and see if they're still about. It's a mega crop,awful weather,high iso etc...etc so consequently not the best image in the world.
But interesting to see them hunting in adverse conditions,whether they were actively hunting with juveniles to feed,(unlikely as the prey item seemed too small) or because the weather hasn't been good and their need was greater; I have now revised my opinion that they only hunt in good weather.
Hunting in the rain.
The weather has been useless recently for macro photography,so I decided to have a look at my local birding patch,not too far away, just in case the rain came down.Nothing much about and as I was about to leave I was rewarded by a pair of Hobbies hunting over the fields.I hastened nearer to try and get some shots,the rain started to fall,light at first,but getting steadily heavier.Light was bad,Hobbies,as usual flying fast,I bumped up the iso to keep the shutter speed up, pointed the camera as one of the birds came nearish,fired off some shots and beat a hasty retreat as the rain started to pound.
I have no idea what they were feeding on,or if this was a regular hawking area,but it was interesting to see that the bad weather did not stop them hunting.
I shall make another visit in more clement weather and see if they're still about. It's a mega crop,awful weather,high iso etc...etc so consequently not the best image in the world.
But interesting to see them hunting in adverse conditions,whether they were actively hunting with juveniles to feed,(unlikely as the prey item seemed too small) or because the weather hasn't been good and their need was greater; I have now revised my opinion that they only hunt in good weather.