Thank you too Jon 👍🏻

This was a Black Browed Albatross and as you quite rightly stated a long way from home but amazing to see. He’s no longer around and possibly unlikely to be seen again off the coast of the UK but you never know. I would love to travel to Australia one day 👍🏻

Cheers Stuart I really appreciate that 👍🏻

Thanks Laurence, appreciate your feedback 👍🏻

Thank you for your positive feedback 👍🏻

Thanks very much for the sub it’s really appreciated. You live in a fantastic part of the country for wildlife photography. No doubt we will cross paths at some point in the future 👍🏻

Thanks Nick, appreciate your support. Yeah Pops is great thanks 👍🏻

Thanks Alan 👍🏻

Thank you appreciate your positive feedback 👍🏻

Thanks Arthur, appreciate your support 👍🏻

Thanks very much. No I switched to DX mode for the extra reach instead of 1.4 tc 👍🏻

Thanks for your comment and subscribing, appreciated

Wishing you a speedy recovery Graham 👍🏻

Thanks Stephen and thanks for subscribing it’s very much appreciated

Thanks for your comment Leon, glad to hear that you have had some success with Albert too and completely agree about arriving early 👍🏻

@@danwillis_photography the far end (left side from visitors centre ) by the last viewing platform is usually a good spot for the peregrines. Also Barn Owl in the fields with the old buildings. Glad you enjoying the Z9 , I went from D850 to A1 purely for silent shooting. Anyway look forward to the next video

@@leonkirkbride6559 thanks for the information, my Dad who usually features in these videos is desperate to get out to Bempton Cliffs so will try there when we go

​@@danwillis_photography Good luck I'm sure he'll enjoy it. Peregrines etc all have young now so you get to see them hunting more regular .

Thanks Brian appreciate your feedback. In response to the resolution, most of my video to camera is shot using dji pocket 2 which seems to suffer from overheating when shooting in 4K and so I tend to stick to HD. It’s definitely something I am considering moving forward with my videos as I agree it is a limitation. The obvious solution would be to record everything on the Z9 but this would require lens changes and potentially missing the wildlife I’m intending on shooting. Thanks again though for posing a question which has got me thinking 🤔

@@danwillis_photography Thanks for responding so promptly and glad to hear my comments provoked some thought. I have never looked at the dpi pocket 2 and am not familiar with its capabilities or limitations. When I am out taking my own video footage - and I can learn a lot from yours, I now use the Z9 as my main camera but either use the GoPro Hero 9 with a hand-grip, or, occasionally, my iPhon e12 with the dpi OM4 gimbal. I find either / both of these give superb 4k video footage and, as you say, means I don't need to change lenses. Two of my own examples you might be interested in are kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d86TfM-g2LXQmX0.html Good Friday Trains which was shot using the Z9 and the GoPro (I had only had the Z9 3 days at that point so still very much learning!! And kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9ajitSHtZ-WYWw.html Petworth Deer Park which was shot using my Z7ii and the iPhone using the FilmicPro app. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

It certainly is a black browned albatross and I think we all have a bit of Victor Meldrew in us 😂😂😂 Thanks for your comment 👍🏻

Thanks Robert I appreciate your feedback. I have a Gitzo series 5 tripod and Gitzo fluid gimbal head. The gimbal head is brilliant for video as the fluid movement means that you get reasonably smooth tracking.

As for visiting Bempton, May through to July is the busiest as so many birds are nesting on the cliffs. Get there early and you beat the crowds and are usually treated to the Barn Owls hunting. I also like the winter months as there’s usually a good chance of seeing short earred owls and snow buntings 👍🏻

The 500mm f4 prime, it’s my go to lens for most of my bird photography 👍🏻

@@danwillis_photography nice! What do you think about the 500 pf or 400 4.5?

@@ADNZ5442 my Dad uses the 500pf with his Z9 and absolutely loves it. The light weight making it much more useable for him. He also has the 100-400 (similar to your 400) and loves using this for birds in flight. The beauty of Bempton Cliffs is that you are often photographing large subjects (gannets have a huge wingspan) at close range so your 400 will be perfect 👍🏻

@@danwillis_photography thanks for the help, really appreciate it. Not sure what to pair my Z9 with for wildlife. Plan on going to bempton cliffs for the puffins some time June.

@@ADNZ5442 for the puffins go with the longest lense you have, they can be quite at range 👍🏻