Really testing the auto-focus of the Canon R62 with the 400DO2 and 1.4x converter in pretty poor light as that is the only time hirundines are feeding low down as a rule in a predictable area -pretty pleased with the results but a lot of arm and back ache involved
a decent arrival of hirundines this week locally and seems to be better than last spring so far - trying them with the Canon R62 and 400DO2 plus the 1.4x converter - light rather variable and need to do more this spring
only found two pairs back on local territories so far; in 1982 I estimated an autumn roost in the local pits at 250,000 birds - in recent years we do not even get 500 in the roost in autumn - we know the roost causes but every day I see huge sprayers out killing off the remnant insect populations - we know the causes of wildlife declines but continue to blindly follow the profit is king rule -- how long before we no longer see a Swallow in spring like the Turtle Doves we have already lost in our lifetime?
