my 1st night bird series - Large Tailed Nightjar

Madcat II · 28th April 2004

not very sharp as I was shooting from my car with my engine running, will try again...

chngpe01 · 28th April 2004

Good catch there, still living up to your reputation for sniffing out birds. Now I know the true meaning of your nick

Well done, Jason.

BTW try using a bean bag to stablise. I have a empty bag (Fred's mom sew it for me) and I just buy 2 packet of green beans and put the packets into the bag and viola you have a solid bean bag. The only catch is that do not leave the beans in your car for too long, mine started to have weevils which turned into flies, my whole car was infested with it for a while.

Cheers

Madcat II · 28th April 2004

ha ha, I do have a head pillow in my car, but I was shooting in a hurry, so didn't deploy it...

I am now trying to get more night birds, this is an up hill task man, any tips??

Ya, a madcat hunting for birds...

Originally Posted by chngpe01

Good catch there, still living up to your reputation for sniffing out birds. Now I know the true meaning of your nick Well done, Jason.

BTW try using a bean bag to stablise. I have a empty bag (Fred's mom sew it for me) and I just buy 2 packet of green beans and put the packets into the bag and viola you have a solid bean bag. The only catch is that do not leave the beans in your car for too long, mine started to have weevils which turned into flies, my whole car was infested with it for a while.

Cheers

Garion · 29th April 2004

Great catch!!!

I believe this is probably the first nightjar pic posted here. You never fail to amaze me with the variety of birds that u manage to capture. First the lineated barbet and now this. Well done and keep up the good work!

How about some owl pics next time round?

erwinx · 29th April 2004

wow, like was the nightjar sitting on the road?

like Garion, i'm waiting for your owl pics. I hear them calling all the time but so hard to find

Avatar · 30th April 2004

Good catch MC, this is quite a rare find

Madcat II · 1st May 2004

thanks Garion, Erwinx & Avatar,

ya, this fellow is oso hard to find, they usually fly off before you can get near enough...

owls?? I still have yet to locate one, only saw one fly into the darkness...

Erwinx, yap, this follow is sitting on the road.

28th April 2004	#1
Madcat II Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: this world is not my home Posts: 826	my 1st night bird series - Large Tailed Nightjar not very sharp as I was shooting from my car with my engine running, will try again...

28th April 2004	#2
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,466	Good catch there, still living up to your reputation for sniffing out birds. Now I know the true meaning of your nick Well done, Jason. BTW try using a bean bag to stablise. I have a empty bag (Fred's mom sew it for me) and I just buy 2 packet of green beans and put the packets into the bag and viola you have a solid bean bag. The only catch is that do not leave the beans in your car for too long, mine started to have weevils which turned into flies, my whole car was infested with it for a while. Cheers __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

29th April 2004	#4
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Great catch!!! I believe this is probably the first nightjar pic posted here. You never fail to amaze me with the variety of birds that u manage to capture. First the lineated barbet and now this. Well done and keep up the good work! How about some owl pics next time round? __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

29th April 2004	#5
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	wow, like was the nightjar sitting on the road? like Garion, i'm waiting for your owl pics. I hear them calling all the time but so hard to find

30th April 2004	#6
Avatar Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore / Taiwan Posts: 1,244	Good catch MC, this is quite a rare find

1st May 2004	#7
Madcat II Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: this world is not my home Posts: 826	thanks Garion, Erwinx & Avatar, ya, this fellow is oso hard to find, they usually fly off before you can get near enough... owls?? I still have yet to locate one, only saw one fly into the darkness... Erwinx, yap, this follow is sitting on the road.