Bird Photography by the Reed Beds - But Do I Get the Bearded Tits?

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Bird Photography by the Reed Beds - But Do I Get the Bearded Tits?

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I return to Alkborough Nature Reserve hoping to photograph a very special bird.. and one that I've struggled to capture for years. I have to adapt to the unfolding situation - as I get a very interesting wildlife encounter!
I'm using a Canon R6 with Canon EF 500mm f/4 Mark i Lens. My tripod is an Induro CT404 with Manfrotto MVH502AG Fluid Head. I also share my best tips on carrying your camera and telephoto lens on a tripod. Do you have a method for carrying heavy gear? Please share with my KZfaq Community in the Comments Box below!
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This video was filmed with a Canon M50 and 15-45mm lens. Equipment: Canon R6, Canon EF 500mm f/4 Mark i Lens; Induro CT404 Tripod; Manfrotto MVH502AH Fluid Head
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@amongst-the-branches 10 ай бұрын

heading up there next week for the first time :)

@garywebster8355 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic Paul Fantastic. 👍👏

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@chriswilcockson8595 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous video! Its a bird I want to photograph but as yet have not even seen one! Superb stills of the take off!

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks. October is a good month to look for them

@paulbaldwin2290 10 ай бұрын

Cracking video Paul great to see these in numbers well done 👏👏

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

It really was quite special!

@ianpawson1356 10 ай бұрын

The mass leaving the ground is a stunner. Leighton Moss is my spot for them, usually on grit trays but have them on the gravel track as well

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Ian. Yep, lots of people get them there too. I might go next year

@SkylarkFields 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful images, well done. Wow, never seen any on the ground before like that! Great 'take off' shots too!!

@jackkrijthe1056 10 ай бұрын

Beautifull bird, beautifull images, i could not get it yet. The environment en distance made a decent shot impossible for now.

@michaelpang5469 10 ай бұрын

Well done Paul you got some nice footage and stills. We struggled after you left, they just did not want to show themselves.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Hi Michael! Thank you. Yes, I thought that might be the case. I think first thing is generally best for them

@jeffolson4731 10 ай бұрын

Bueatiful bird.

@JanicevD 10 ай бұрын

what a beautiful little bird

@eljayr4669 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see so many all at once in the open. In the reeds it is so difficult to get a clear open shot. At RSPB Rainham Marshes last week, although a little bit cheating, I got some lovely open shots of a Male and Female together on a grit tray. Once they went off into the reeds they were completely gone. A great little Bird.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

They are absolutely beautiful. Yes, they are very hard to capture in the reeds. These ones were often on the fence too so that gave clear views.

@williammorrison5739 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video this morning. You got some great shots there Paul have a good week ahead👍

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thank you William. It was great fun. Absolutely wonderful birds to see and photograph.

@yacinesalmi4416 10 ай бұрын

Amazing! Wish we had this here

@dougedwards7570 10 ай бұрын

nice captures - love the flight shots as a group wow even got a little peek at the fluid head - now to see it in action jajaja

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Doug. It was lovely to see. Here's a review I did of the Manfrotto fluid head: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qMuXppanzc2vmas.html

@RichardCookphotography 10 ай бұрын

Great video Paul. Some great shots. Well done. 👍

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks Richard.

@louisswaim7024 10 ай бұрын

Splendid images, and enjoyable video.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much

@tucson150 10 ай бұрын

A great vlog, Paul. Nice to finally meet up with you today.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

And you too Vince. Thanks very much.

@dbphotofilm 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. It was great fun!

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

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@tobyfoggart 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video. What a coincidence. I was at rspb ham wall only this morning photographing them.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Great stuff. Were they coming down to feed on grit?

@tobyfoggart 10 ай бұрын

@@PaulMiguelPhotography they weren't feeding on the grit, they stayed in the reeds but they were only a few meters away.

@tonyblake8841 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I love the detail in the photographs. Too often it is a “bird on a stick” after heavy pp. The new LrC features accentuate this with image blur. To me there is nothing like having some context of habit. Well done.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I do enjoy the more environmental images.

@CamillaI 10 ай бұрын

Well I have photographed one on the Gravel tray put out, but never on the road amazing > Certainly a different perspective Paul. Love the tripod technique I must give that one a 🤔go

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I've never seen so many down like this. Was briliant!

@stevemartin239 10 ай бұрын

Cracking bird, images, & cracking tube Paul. Im off to Leighton Moss next Sunday along with other Bearded Tits trying to photograph this lovely bird. Thanks for sharing.

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Steve! Aren't they amazing. They should be feeding on grit - Leighton Moss put out grit trays for them. Best of luck Steve.

@stevemartin239 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul@@PaulMiguelPhotography

@oneoldgit 10 ай бұрын

Where’s the frying pan?

@richardcotton4267 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul. Great advice on how to carry the camera & tripod. Bearded tits are marvellous. I go to Leighton Moss to see them. Out nearly every day this month

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Leighton Moss used to be my regular as a kid. Hopefully it hasn't changed too much.

@dimitristsagdis7340 10 ай бұрын

what was with the other people on the path , nice take off shot but in my humble opinion it needed more shutter speed and possibly f/8. I appreciate you were already at ISO 3200 but with denoise sw you could be shooting at ISO 12K or even higher

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

There were a few photographers there as well as me. I agree - I wished I'd pushed the ISO higher now, but it is difficult when you're vlogging. I still like the sense of movement - it would be nice to try a panning shot next time for more blur too.

@dimitristsagdis7340 10 ай бұрын

@@PaulMiguelPhotography difficult to pan when lying in the mud :-)) lol

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

@@dimitristsagdis7340 for sure!

@mickbear413 10 ай бұрын

Another great video Paul. Thanks for that. I'm heading out myself in the early hours of tomorrow morning to Leighton Moss, to photograph bearded tits for the first time. Hopefully, I'll be successful 🤞

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic Mick. I considered going there myself. They have the grit trays there so you should be able to capture them perching nearby. Best of luck - the forecast looks good!

@mickbear413 10 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeh, weather is going to be good. Oh how I love my retirement 😁@@PaulMiguelPhotography

@PaulMiguelPhotography 10 ай бұрын

@@mickbear413 enjoy!