A morning on the learning curve with the (uncalibrated) 180-400

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Nikon D6; 180-400

1) Yellowleg (Greater or Lesser?); Sandpiper?
2) Muskrat
3) Beaver
4) Ruffled Grouse

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delraypiper said:
Really like the grouse shot. We called them Partridge, or as my grandfather pronounced it "patrige," I spent a lot of time, and shotgun shells, chasing the critters.

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Thanks. There are several types of grouse here, and partridge, as well, tho I believe the partridge in Alberta may be introduced species. When this guy slipped into the underbrush I tried to scare him up (love the sound) but the bush was too thick and wherever he'd scurried to he wasn't having anything to do with my game :)
 
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Wonderful ! are you happy with the 180-400 ? I own a 600FL and a 70-200 S, i am on the process to buy an used 180-400 as an in-between range. So if you have some comments, it would be welcome !
 
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Loggitie said:
Wonderful ! are you happy with the 180-400 ? I own a 600FL and a 70-200 S, i am on the process to buy an used 180-400 as an in-between range. So if you have some comments, it would be welcome !
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My first big big lens and will give my impressions in a separate post at some point. I chose it over the 600 'cause I thought for a big lens newbie a zoom would be a good idea. Only really shot the lens one day so far and other than swithting the tc on and and I've stayed at the long end LOL
 
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Very nice! Looks like that new kit is really working out.

My guess for the Yellowlegs is a Lesser, the key difference being the length of the beak. A Greater's beak is about 1.5x the width of its head and the Lesser's is about 1x. They are sandpipers, however, its not part of the name, so you have a Lesser Yellowlegs.
 
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Charlie Lasswell said:
Very nice! Looks like that new kit is really working out.

My guess for the Yellowlegs is a Lesser, the key difference being the length of the beak. A Greater's beak is about 1.5x the width of its head and the Lesser's is about 1x. They are sandpipers, however, its not part of the name, so you have a Lesser Yellowlegs.
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Thanks!
 
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Looking at the grouse, it may be that a little more of the foreground is in focus than the background. Actually, they all seem to favor the foreground a bit, but the subject always looks good.
 
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Charlie Lasswell said:
Looking at the grouse, it may be that a little more of the foreground is in focus than the background. Actually, they all seem to favor the foreground a bit, but the subject always looks good.
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I've been won over by the calibration arguments. I have no where to do it inside with the distances required so it will have to wait.
 
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