Twiggery-pokery

[KnightsbridgeAce]

Awesome video

[joachimdippold]

Cool! What zoom do you use if I may ask? We have buzzards and hawks flying over our garden regularly but with our cheap cam (20x-zoom) all I can tape it a dark spot in the sky!LOL! Nice filming, thanks for sharing! I like these majestectic birds, they are so elegant, excelent video!

[betacygni]

Thanks! The close-ups were obtained by attaching a very long telephoto lens to camera (the camera has interchangeable lenses).

[joachimdippold]

Yes, but I meant what tele, I´m no expert, sorry for the confusion! I meant if you use a 300mm or 400mm tele for example, see? Just to be able to learn, I´m a curious guy!LOL! I know I can´t attach anything onto our cheap cam, but I want to understand the differences of the various zoom-levels nevertheless;-)

[betacygni]

The teles I have used are mainly designed for 35mm SLR cameras, and so need special adapters to fit on video cameras (only those with removable lenses). Focal lengths go upto about 2000mm.

[joachimdippold]

Wow, cool! I think now I have an idea what you mean, thanks for the info! Your slow camera movements look very nice, good work! Looks like a nice place for living with so many birds nearby. If I don´t get on your nerves I have another question: did you happen to film buzzard chicks, also? Or parent buzzards teaching their chicks to fly? I like watching "our" buzzards with their chick but they are too far away for me to see in detail when they circle over our garden...;-)

[betacygni]

I only have film of fledged buzzard "chicks", and nothing which I recall could be interpreted as flight teaching. Maybe they do any teaching well out of sight of the local hobbies!

[joachimdippold]

Thanks for your answer! Looks like I have more luck. I regularly see "our" buzzards, and I´m happy every year when I see their chick for the first time. They fly together not in formation but close together nevertheless. The chick buzzard always follows the big birds, and especially when there´s much wind one can monitor the parents fly back to support their little one if it get´s "lost". I just love watching them, they are such cool birds! Thanks once again for sharing your detailed clips!

[spelqueka]

Have seen four of these today, just soaring on air. A wonderful sight

[betacygni]

Sometimes when you look high above a group you will see a few more.

[spelqueka]

Yes,first of all we saw just the two, and then saw another two much much higher.Thanks for your posting, lovely to see.

[raqsbanat]

Fantastic camera work.

Can you tell me what camera you used for this?

Thanks

[betacygni]

I used a variety of cameras, analogue (Hi8, betacam) and digital.

[raqsbanat]

Blissful. I've a Buzzard that visits my garden each morning for food, but I've never seen it do this. I'll have to spend more time sitting and watching. Thank you for this.

[caitlmac1]

i could watch that all day. I've never seen hawks do that but I've seen Ravens do it before their mating season.

[manolodorecho]

another great video! how do you manage to stay so tight on the birds? do you have a special camera or tripod? Or just great aim? :) please keep posting more!

[betacygni]

Thanks! A tripod with a good fluid head plus some customization.

[sewardsteve]

We have loads of Buzzards round us but I've never seen one doing this. Thanks for posting. :)

[betacygni]

I've only seen this round about March/April.

[sewardsteve]

That would make sense.

[foudgeta]

consistently outstanding.

Thanks!

[betacygni]

Thanks again for your support!