On some moonless nights, I would bring my 800mm lens to a park near my place to see what 800mm with 1.4 teleconvertor can do. The first try yielded some surprising images. Jupiter with its 4 moons were visible in the view finder. Normally I only think of Jupiter as a dot, not a dot with lines and 4 smaller dots!
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| Jupiter |
Apr 10
Merlin
The pair of Merlins at Queen Elizabeth park is definitely establishing their territory, occasionally chasing and being chased by crows. I'm not sure how many song birds are in their favorite trees in other years, but this year there are not many if any.
One bird appear to be almost black, which seems to be the male, the other a bit more brownish.
The darker bird.
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| Merlin |
The lighter bird received a prey from its mate.
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| Merlin |
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| Merlin |
Jun 4
Picture of Saturn didn't turn out as well, but this is my first time seeing Saturn so its the best view I've had so far.
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| Saturn |
Jun 5
QE park
The heat on the June days is a bit discouraging, but this provided an opportunity to see a napping merlin.
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| Merlin |
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| Merlin |
Jun 12
The weather pattern turned cold and wet again in the middle of June. The good part is that all of the birds sing right after the rain stops, and make finding Swainson's Thrush in Lynn Canyon much easier than looking for silent birds.
Swainson's Thrush
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| Swainson's Thrush |
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