What birds are these

Daveart · 20-03-2008, 12:01 PM

Can any one Identify these to, I think the one is a greenfinch not sure what the other is

Taken with 70-300mm olypmus lens yesterday 19th march 2008

**rolf** · 20-03-2008, 12:22 PM

Hi Dave, I think number 1 is a Chaffinch female and number 2 a Greenfinch, although it seems a little lacking in colour.

PS. How are you getting on with the 70-300, I really like mine.

Daveart · 20-03-2008, 12:31 PM

Hi Rolf thanks for your info, the second one the greenfinch was actual that pale, thought it might have been a female or a hi-bred, Oh the lens only had it about a week, with the weather being what it is hadnt had much use but what I have I have had good results it does prefer bright high contrasting areas, found thew macro manual very useful too.

Would have liked to have seen a tripod mount on it thou

**rolf** · 20-03-2008, 12:51 PM

Yes, although it is quite light, when the lens is fully extended the camera is very front heavy.

I was using it with the EC-14 teleconverter yesterday, mostly hand held and managed to get some reasonable results, all at high ISO though.

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Daveart Junior Member Info Location: herefordshire Gallery: 0 Equipment: I use an olympus e500 camera, 40-150mm lens a 500mm mirror lens Posts: 18 Join Date: Dec 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Rolf thanks for your info, the second one the greenfinch was actual that pale, thought it might have been a female or a hi-bred, Oh the lens only had it about a week, with the weather being what it is hadnt had much use but what I have I have had good results it does prefer bright high contrasting areas, found thew macro manual very useful too. Would have liked to have seen a tripod mount on it thou

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