tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post5369820727216149288..comments2023-04-12T22:13:28.101+09:00Comments on Hakodate Birding: Spring arrives in fullStuart Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-74555884068553809462017-04-27T20:41:47.746+09:002017-04-27T20:41:47.746+09:00It'll either make me stronger or knacker my ba...It'll either make me stronger or knacker my back. Time will tell.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-36100047025293383252017-04-27T19:19:34.308+09:002017-04-27T19:19:34.308+09:0012k with the 500mm is dedicated....I am always tem...12k with the 500mm is dedicated....I am always tempted to put it back in the bag when walking.<br />Trying to photograph hirundines can get quite physical, the raptors are gone too quickly.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-10140003765862539592017-04-24T20:05:45.851+09:002017-04-24T20:05:45.851+09:00They probably don't bother with them because t...They probably don't bother with them because they are so frustrating to photograph..........11 years and I still don't have an even passable shot of one.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-32311432923534676662017-04-24T20:04:26.075+09:002017-04-24T20:04:26.075+09:00We do.We do.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-6631551964827965222017-04-24T09:21:15.742+09:002017-04-24T09:21:15.742+09:00Your harrier pic is better than I ever get. They a...Your harrier pic is better than I ever get. They are fairly common in winter here but way out over the lagoons and shy. Other birders ignore them which I find strange. I think they are cool. I can't imagine carrying such a big lens for 12 ks. I am too weak and dainty for my zooms.Russell Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153568497950671742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-38470552103077779212017-04-24T06:29:26.455+09:002017-04-24T06:29:26.455+09:00It often occurs to me that you guys with those big...It often occurs to me that you guys with those big lenses must get arm-weary after a while.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com