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| Image #20 Black-whiskered Vireo |
The new birds for April were
It has been three years and six months since I lost my Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AF, a moment of silence, please. Since then the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS was my go-to lens until I can replace the siggy. While it is a good lens, perfect for shots of birds within their environment, it is generally too short a focal length for the type of images I like. That is were my newest lens, well new to me, came in. It is a Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6 ii. I truly hate this lens for so many reasons but in the right conditions this cheap, none image stabilizing, chromatic aberration friendly lens gives a fair quality image. So why did I purchase a substandard lens I hated? The extra length, an additional 80mm (50x1.6 crop), the availability, and the price. Hopefully, in the near future, both of these lenses would take a back seat to something 400mm or over.
Goals for May
The month of May normally sees a lull in migratory birds but
paradoxically has a high probability of finding mega-rare birds, judging from
its history. One of my goals for the
month is to find one of these rare birds. Other targeted birds will be Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) and Yellow-crowned
Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
both of which want to apply for the role of nemesis birds of 2022. May 14th is World
Migratory Bird Day and the biggest day of birding worldwide,
join our local team donate and/or come bird with us. I am looking forward to a good month of
birding, let’s see how it goes