This weekend I spent in Lower Austria for some bird photography and although the weather presented its various sides. We had several nice hours when we could take several nice pictures of birds, but we always had to be prepared for a short rain shower. And we got wet several times during the weekend it was really very diverse. But this didn't keep us from exploring the nice nature there at the March-river, and it really paid off with some nice pictures.
In Hohenau there are some very nice bird hides and I could watch several #birds through my spotting scope, and I am always amazed how close I can get to the birds with this spotting scope. Even though my camera-lens has 600mm focal length at the long end there is still a way better magnification and light intensity when using the spotting scope. So since I have this spotting scope I am always a bit disappointed in my pictures because I saw so much more pictures that I couldn't take because the birds are too far away.
Stork sitting on the nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:23 pm |
| ISO | 500 |
In Case of the birds, I see and can identify, the number has dramatically increased. I can now watch several spots from a way greater distance and depending on the territory. I just need to walk towards them to take some pictures. I am already looking forward to next weekend when I am going to visit Lake #Neusiedler for some bird #photography. The spotting scope will be worth a lot in this next weekend, I am sure. But back to the storks, I always find it very amazing how big they build their nests. Of course they also used nests from the year before but when they have to build such a big nest from scratch I bet it will take very long.
Stork sitting in the nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:21 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Usually I don't do any nest photography because I don't want to disturb birds in their nesting activity but on this particular spot the storks are already used to the fact that a lot of people are visiting their nesting habitat. A lot of parents with their children enjoy watching the storks that are building their nest there and for the children this is always a very nice experience. Since the nests of the #storks are high up in the trees and they know that they are perfectly safe up there, they don't mind that a lot of people and even children that come to see them.
Stork with baby stork in the nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:23 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
The nests of the storks can get very big. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:24 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
White Stork flying above my head. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/2000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:26 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Looking for some frogs in the wet grassland. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 06:28 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
