TropicBirdArt Blog from Holt

Wildlife Painter and Photographer. Landscape and Portrait Commissions undertaken. Olympus and Lumix Micro Four Thirds system user since Jan 2011. MASTER YOUR OMSYSTEM CAMERA & TELEPHOTO LENS IN 3 COMPREHENSIVE SESSIONS: Email: tom.whiley@live.com MASTER YOUR POST PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR A VISUALLY COMPELLING IMAGE: Email tom.whiley@live.com

Monday, 26 October 2026

20261026 Rufous-tailed Robin, South Landing Flamborough

 

20261025 Rufous-tailed Robin & Wren
1650hrs as darkness fell into the gully on the first evening...
this was going to be a difficult photo shoot.
1/100th sec, F6.1, ISO102400...?? Manual Focus and Night Vision used.
Pulled lens back to 800mm from 1200.
This did not give any light gain. Best to shoot at 1200mm, F6.3.
Limiting max ISO to 80000 also helped with grainy noise.


20261026 Rufous-tailed Robin
1/250 sec, F6.3, ISO64000,
Night Vision used to locate subject... in the dark.

20261026 Goldfinch
Some light relief from the nocturnal Rufous Robin...
Excellent sunflower crop at Bempton Cliffs with about 60 dynamic Goldfinch.
Excellent mode, ProCapSH2 burst, allows for seed positioning.

20261026 Rufous-tailed Robin

20261025 Bullfinch
Pair frequented the gully during the hours of waiting...
F6.3 and focusing practice.
Note pink reflected onto lower mandible.
Note all birds in gully were ringed, except for the Rufous-tailed.

20261026 Rufous-tailed Robin
1/200th sec, ISO64000, tried -1.7EV to lower ISO.
Better to have shot burst at 1/10th sec

20261028 Eurasian Robin
1/10th sec, ISO32000, in early morn gloom.
Pulled back to 716mm to no effect.


Saturday, 24 October 2026

20261024 Slender-billed Nutcracker, Mundesley

 

20261024 Slender-billed Nutcracker

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Wednesday, 21 October 2026

20261019 Desert Wheatear, Wells-next-the Sea & Cley Marshes

 

20261019 Desert Wheatear
Better comp with the line of castles in frame.
Queen of the kasbahs.
'Notable Picture of the week' in BirdGuides Newsletter.

20261019 Desert Kasbah Wheatear

20261029 Desert Wheatear
Bashed wasp and pulled wings off.
Then swallowed whole.

20261029 Desert Wheatear


20261019 Desert Wheatear
Male in song on the beach pillbox, Cley Marshes.

20261023 Desert Wheatear
Still on Cley Beach.

20261024 Desert Wheatear


Tuesday, 20 October 2026

20261020 Isabelline Wheatear, Winterton Dunes

 

20261020 Isabelline Wheatear



20261020 Isabelline Wheatear
A more dynamic and butch species than Desert or Northern.
Hacked at the sandy turf as a thrush,

20261020 Russian White-fronted Goose
80+ with Pink-foot flock, Horsey. Many juveniles.

20261020 Pink-footed Goose
Landing into a strong wind easily accomplished, walk onto the grass.