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Nikon D4 field test: Gigrin Farm, Wales

I took the brand new D4 for its first outing to see what it was capable of and, as always when I test a new camera body, I went along to Gigrin Farm in Wales to photograph red kites because I know that these magnificent birds will be a) plentiful and b) very fast and…

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A day out at Scarborough

Headed off to Scarborough today for a tour of the harbour in search of any divers or grebes that might be present in the area. However, before hitting the harbour, we detoured to the boating lake in the town where we caught up with the most obliging male garganey which was resting in the scruffy,…

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Shelduck Landing

Shelduck coming into land at Martin Mere WWT reserve. Each evening the sky is full of them as they fly into the reserve to rest and feed. A great way of practicing flight photography! Nikon D3, Nikkor 500mm f/4 lens handheld

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Jackdaws at the cattle trough

I noticed jackdaws (Corvus monedula) were stealing food from a cattle trough in a field where a few highland cattle were grzing. I managed to park up the car and shoot a few images from the window but the birds became very wary and would fly in and try and grab food without landing. A…

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