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Name: Lineated barbet
Scientific: Psilopogon lineatus
Malay: Takur Kukup / Takur Dada-berjalur
Family: Megalaimidae
IUCN Red List (v.3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G.
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An adult common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) from another August, on one of the beaches in our neighbourhood.
We have many of them on our beaches now as well, together with even more dunlins (myrsniper in Norwegian) like I posted yesterday and several other wader species.
They have a break here in their migration, like other places along the coast, due to much wind and some rain these days.
Last night I even found my two first stints (dvergsniper) on our island, together with the other waders. A bit fun, since I said after photographing them on Jæren the day before, that I hoped to get them on our island as well some day.
(Voksen sandlo, in Norwegian)
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There are three species: the Bohemian waxwing (B. garrulus), the Japanese waxwing (B. japonica) and the cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum). The Bohemian waxwing is a starling-sized bird. It is short-tailed, mainly brownish-grey, and has a conspicuous crest on its head. The male of the nominate subspecies has a black mask through the eye and a black throat. There is a white streak behind the bill and a white curve below the eye. The lower belly is a rich chestnut colour and there are cinnamon-coloured areas around the mask. The rump is grey and the tail ends in a bright yellow band with a broad black border above it. The wings are very distinctive; the flight feathers are black and the primaries have markings that produce a yellow stripe and white "fishhooks" on the closed wing. The adult's secondaries end in long red appendages with the sealing wax appearance that gives the bird its English name. The eyes are dark brown, the bill is mainly black, and the legs are dark grey or black. In flight, the waxwing's large flocks, long wings and short tail give some resemblance to the common starling, and its flight is similarly fast and direct. It clambers easily through bushes and trees but only shuffles on the ground.
The range of the Bohemian waxwing overlaps those of both the other members of the genus.
The Bohemian waxwing's call is a high trill sirrrr. The Bohemian waxwing has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in northern regions of Eurasia and North America.
This waxwing is migratory with much of the breeding range abandoned as the birds move south for the winter. Migration starts in September in the north of the range, a month or so later farther south. Eurasian birds normally winter from eastern Britain through northern parts of western and central Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and northern China to Japan. North American breeders have a more southeasterly trend, many birds wintering in southeast Canada, with smaller numbers in the north central and northeastern US states. Birds do not usually return to the same wintering sites in successive years. One bird wintering in the Ukraine was found 6,000 km (3,700 mi) to the east in Siberia in the following year.
In some years, this waxwing irrupts south of its normal wintering areas, sometimes in huge numbers. The fruit on which the birds depend in winter varies in abundance from year to year, and in poor years, particularly those following a good crop the previous year, the flocks move farther south until they reach adequate supplies.They will stay until the food runs out and move on again. (wikipedia)
This bird was one of a flock of a dozen feeding on some fruit trees in a quiet estate in the suburbs of Glasnevin, Dublin. Every few years, there is a larger invasion into Ireland when the food supplies in their normal winter range is exhausted prematurely. Flocks of up to 400 Waxwings have been recorded in Ireland. This year seems to be one of those irruptive years for the species.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) nests near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.
This gull is a regular wanderer to western Europe. In Ireland and Great Britain it is no longer classed as a rarity, with several birds regularly wintering in these countries.
In the late 19th century, this bird was hunted for its plumage. Its population has since rebounded and it is probably the most common gull in North America. In some areas, it is displacing less aggressive birds such as the Common Tern. (wikipedia)
This is an adult bird in winter plumage. Taken at Blackrock, Co. Louth. It is a bird that has returned to this area for several winters now. The species is rare in Ireland, and is becoming less frequent in Ireland during the winter months over the last few years.
Name: Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (male)
Scientific: Dicaeum cruentatum
Malay: Sepah Puteri Merah
Family: Dicaeidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G.
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The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas. It is s a rather stocky wading bird, ranging from 55 to 70 cm and from 650 to 850 g (1.43–1.87 lb), the females being a little smaller than the males. The yellow-crowned night heron has a wingspan ranging from 101 to 112 cm. The neck, slim when extended, exposes its large head (compared to its body), with a large and heavy bill.
The body and back are a smooth grey-blue, with a black scaled pattern on the wings. The long legs are yellow and turn coral, pink or red during courtship. The most characteristic part of the yellow-crowned night heron is the head: black and glossy, with white cheeks and a pale yellow crown going from the bill, between the eyes and to the back of the head, giving the bird its common name. Such colours make the face appear striped in a horizontal black-white-black-white pattern. Long, thin, white feathers grow to the back of the crown during mating season. The bill, also black, is thick and deeply set under the eyes which are dark orange or red.
Subspecies and populations that are insular or live in warmer areas are confirmed to be sedentary. The tropical subspecies and populations migrate, but to an extent that is still unclear for lack of data. Migration occurs in mid-March in lower latitude, and from mid-March to April in higher latitude. (wikipedia)
New of this species turning up in Belcarra, an inland village in Co. Mayo, sent the Irish birdwatching world into a tizzy. I managed to get to see the bird a week after it was reported. It seems to have been present for quite a while, and probably since last autumn's storms. Only the 2nd record for Europe (a bird was in Portugal in 2020). A fantastic sight in a most beautiful setting. Worth leaving the house at 2.30am for!
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide 2nd Edition with Jim Wilson.
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The Moorhen is a common bird of most waterways, ponds and lakes in Ireland. Usually quite secretive, but can also be seen out in the open on water sides and even out in open fields. A dark pigeon sized bird with long sturdy legs. The adult has a red bill and fore crown, the bill is tipped yellow. Has a white line along the flanks and white sides to its under tail. The under tail is east to see as it carries its tail high. The upperparts are brownish and the underparts are blue-grey. Juveniles lack any red in the bill and crown and are have greyish-brown plumage Moorhens are usually seen on the ground or in the water. If the bird is walking about look out for the long yellow/green legs with the very large toes; the legs project out from the tail in flight. (Birdwatch Ireland)
Taken along the lake edge in Dublin Zoo! I was surprised to see it in such an open setting.
Name: Blue-tailed bee-eater
Scientific: Merops philippinus
Malay: Beberek Ekor Biru / Berek-berek Carik Dada
Family: Meropidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.
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Too sunny in fact.
Loved that snow-capped mountain range in this Northern Italian countryside.
With AF-S 85mm f1.8 G.
RAW developed via Nikon NXD and further processed to taste.
What’s next in the camera industry?
In Nikon land after they’ve broken the mold with a high resolution stacked sensor Z8 at just under $4k (Sony A9ii $4.5k), the next couple of releases are likely as follows;
(a) Z6iii will likely use the 33mp sensor and this will be the Nikon mirrorless camera to buy for most people, a worthy successor to the 36mp D800E and D810 assuming Nikon can offer better AF that’s competitive with Canon/Sony without resorting to a stacked sensor. The Z6ii was launched at ½ the price of the Z8. 33mp to 45.7mp is 18% difference in linear resolution, about the same difference as 24mp vs 33mp. The Z6 series is Nikon’s volume seller. Compared with the sensor in the Z8, this 33mp sensor is 1EV to 1.5EV better between ISO100 and ISO500 and ½EV better above ISO500.
(b) Z7iii could use the 61mp sensor or Nikon could emulate Olympus by reusing their 45.7mp stacked sensor yet again in a cheaper non pro spec body with less processing power and sell for $2,999!? Olympus’ 20mp 1/60s sensor (original E-M1 16mp 1/13s) 1st appeared in E-M1 Mk2, this was then reused in a gripped body with dual processors in E-M1X, followed by the E-M1 Mk3 which is essentially an ungripped E-M1X ala Z8 and finally this sensor moved downwards into lower end bodies like the E-M5 Mk3 and OM-5. With a market share as small as Olympus, Nikon may well try to obtain economies of scale by reusing the more expensive sensor in multiple bodies like Olympus did but then again, I doubt the Z7 series will get a stacked sensor so soon. Maybe a one off Zf (like the DSLR Df?) with the Z8 stacked sensor?
Will the Sony R series finally get a 100mp sensor?
(a) Higher resolution requires more effective IBIS. Existing 8EV IBIS (up from 5.5EV) made its 1st appearance in the A7RV.
(b) APS-C crop yields 44mp.
(c) I prefer more pixels over focal length as I don’t have to own lenses for all important FLs or heavy supertelephoto Prime lenses.
(d) FE 100-400mm GM with 1.4TC after APS-C crop yields 840mm.
(e) 28mm Prime lens 1.2 crop =>35mm and 1.5 crop =>42mm. High time Sony brings out that FE 28mm f1.4 GM. 85mm after APS-C crop gets close to 135mm. I can make do with just 3 high quality Prime lenses at 14mm, 28mm and 85mm.
(f) Lightweight FE 20-70mm f4 G gets us to 105mm at 44mp with APS-C crop.
(g) With a 100mp sensor, my 3 lens kit can just be those 3 Primes mentioned in (e) above and perhaps add that lightweight zoom in (f) for convenience. For wildlife that relatively light zoom mentioned in (d) above will suffice.
(h) Question will be, can they still sustain 10fps at 100mp?
Update Aug 2023
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The newly released Nikon Z8 has already seen 2 service recalls, 1st for lens mount that fails to lock on the lens being mounted and the 2nd for strap lugs that can detach from the camera body. Both are low tech basic parts but can result in the mounted lens dropping to the ground or both body and mounted lens dropping in the case of strap lugs failure.
It's best to hold off buying the Z8 for a while especially when the straps lug failure could point to a design flaw. For the Nikon fanbois shills who claimed that they aren't affected since they don't use strap lugs, the issue will raise its head when they try to sell off their cameras as buyers of this camera are typically not casual users.
www.nikonusa.com/en/service-and-support/service-advisorie...
Mount Rainier National Park reopened more of its roads, recently, so I thought I'd take a trip out to the park to see how things looked. Besides, I was dying to try out a couple of new lenses for the Sony cameras. I was fully prepared for social distancing and had all sorts of things with me (disinfectant wipes, toilet seat covers, etc.). I was even prepared for inclement weather. And it did rain. A downpour that intermittently stopped in the lower elevations, and fog and wet snow in the upper elevations. Not exactly the most fun for photography, but it was still a nice day.
At one point, I drove to Reflection Lakes to see how things looked. I knew the lakes would be iced- and snowed-over but still wanted to see the extent. I can tell you there were no reflections issuing from Reflection Lakes on that day. What I did see, however, were two birds: the Steller's jay in this photo and a gray jay (aka Canada jay). Because jays are usually pretty curious and not quite as shy of humans as other birds, I was able to bring out the Sony a9ii and 200-600mm lens and give the setup a little workout. I have to tell you I am really impressed with both camera and lens. Sure, the 200-600 is not the same as the 600 prime, but it produced some very nice images for me and I'm totally sold on this lens that costs a fraction of the big prime.
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Name: Silver-eared mesia
Scientific: Leiothrix argentauris
Malay: Rimba Telinga Merah / Rimba Telinga Perak
Family: Leiothrichidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.
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The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world.
It is a stocky white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season which nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Unlike most other herons, it feeds in relatively dry grassy habitats, often accompanying cattle or other large mammals, since it catches insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the Cattle Egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.
The adult Cattle Egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species removes ticks and flies from cattle, but it can be a safety hazard at airfields, and has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases. (wikipedia)
A flock of about 80-100 Cattle Egret flew over our apartment every morning and evening, like clockwork. They roosted on a number of small islands just off the coast near Sagres.
Name: Greater painted snipe (female)
Scientific: Rostratula benghalensis
Malay: Meragi
Family: Rostratulidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.
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Name: Ochraceous bulbul
Scientific: Alophoixus ochraceus
Malay: Merbah Beringin / Merbah Berjanggut Gunung
Family: Pycnonotidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G.
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The Groom with the Bridesmaids. Flower girl is disgusted. I usually am meh on stuff like this, but this one was well executed by the wedding party, and made me laugh.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide 2nd Edition with Jim Wilson.
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The Comma is a generalist, found in: tall-herb and grassy forest clearings, crops, field margins, orchards, urban parks and ornamental gardens. The first confirmed report of the Comma in the Republic of Ireland was in 2000 in Co. Wexford. It is now consistently recorded each year throughout the south and east, and overwinters. In Spring, overwintering adults emerge in wooded habitats and spend time basking, favourite surfaces being tree trunks, wood piles, dead bracken and fence posts. Males establish territories on sunny rides and woodland margins, perching waiting for females to enter the territory and conducting short flights to and from their original perch. During late summer and early autumn, the 2nd generation adults range widely over sites with nectar sources, but move to woodland to hibernate.
The caterpillars primarily feed on Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), but in Britain it has also been observed on: Currants (Ribes spp.), Elms (Ulmus spp.), Hop (Humulus lupulus) and Willows (Salix spp.).
The adult nectar sources include: Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Buddleia (Buddleji davidii), Ivy (Hedera helix), Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.). (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
This is the first Comma butterfly of 2024 for me. Always great to see. In Marlay Park, Dublin.
Name: Diard's trogon (male)
Scientific: Harpactes diardii
Malay: Kesumba Bukit
Family: Trogonidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Near Threatened
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL600F40GM.
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Name: Streaked wren-babbler
Scientific: Turdinus brevicaudatus
Malay: Rimba Tunggul
Family: Pellorneidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G.
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An adult common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) from another August, on one of the beaches in our neighbourhood.
(Voksen sandlo in Norwegian)
Today I started August by finding another one, and many other species of migratory birds back on our beaches and fields.
The most amazing encounter today was its cousin- a young little ringed plover (dverglo) that ran out on the road right in front of me.
It is very rare here, and I have never seen one up close before.
The first and last time a little ringed plover was seen on our island was in 1982, and it is only seen one more time in the whole municipality, by a friend of mine this spring.
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The Wren is one of Ireland's (and Europe's) smallest birds, also the most widespread, being found in almost all habitats including farmland, woodland, scrub, mountain and even on cliffs and offshore islands. Its small rounded body and tiny cocked tail are distinctive, however it can be a surprisingly difficult bird to see - more often heard than seen. The upperparts are reddish-brown and underparts paler with some greyish tones - faint dark barring can be seen at close range. There is a white stripe over the eye and the bill is fine and pointed.
In European folklore, the wren is the king of the birds, according to a fable attributed to Aesop by Plutarch, when the eagle and the wren strove to fly the highest, the wren rested on the eagle's back, and when the eagle tired, the wren flew out above him. Thus, Plutarch implied, the wren proved that cleverness is better than strength. (wikipedia)
This very vocal local Wren was singing its heart out on a mixed holly hedge in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin in Dublin. No doubt enjoying the quieter background noise this spring and summer.
Name: Crimson-breasted flowerpecker (male)
Scientific: Prionochilus percussus
Malay: Sepah Bunga Pelangi / Sepah Puteri Pelangi
Family: Dicaeidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1 2016): Least Concern
Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G.
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