Spot the Birdie

I went to Branston water park today to get some more pictures and wanted to focus on natural history. I took some wild bird seed with me as suggested by Steve and set myself up at the "Hide" after putting some of the seeds on a few tree stumps. My main aim for the day was to get some flying shots of birds so took a few test shots first by setting a fast shutter speed then adjusting the aperture and ISO to compensate. I did capture some shots of flight however still think the shutter speed could have been taken higher.
I am also a little disappointed with the clarity of the images when you zoom in so will speak to Steve to see what is causing this as I was using my 75-300 lens at full zoom so it maybe right at the limit of the lenses capability. I used a remote shutter release and the hide to steady the camera and also used fast shutter speed down to 1/1000 sec so camera shake should not be the problem. Overall I am happy with the results however need to focus on a few areas to improve the shots next time.

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