A pair of Evening Grosbeaks visited my yard on April 30th and allowed me to get a series of digiscoped images of the male and the pair on the feeder. Here's some of shots of the male Evening Grosbeak. I hope you enjoy.
The digiscoping set-up that I've been using since I started in April 2007 consists of:
- SCOPE: An older Nikon Sky & Earth Series spotting scope, 15-45x, 60mm objective lens. It's a smaller scope, but I like the close-focus capabilities of it.
- CAMERA: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 with Carl Zeiss 3x zoom lens, 10.1 megapixel, and a large touch-screen LCD. The Zeiss lens sold me on this camera, and the touch-screen LCD display is especially helpful when digiscoping.
- MOUNT: Vortex Universal Digiscoping adaptor (small). I often just leave my camera attached to the adaptor, which is very easy to put onto the scope. This keeps my digiscoping setup about as ready-to-go as possible.
- TRIPOD: Bogen 3001 legs. Vortex Manfrotto RC-128 Micro-Fluid Tripod Head. Don't skimp on a tripod, especially when digiscoping. I love the smooth movement of the tripod head.
Over the next few months, I will be building a new digiscoping set-up with a new Vortex Razor HD scope and digital SLR camera. I don't have either yet, but will be building the setup from the scope up. Stay tuned - I will record the entire process over the next few months on my blog.
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Dale - wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that beak, would you. Added your badge - did you notice?
Posted by: The Zen Birdfeeder | May 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM
now that is a beak!
Posted by: Dale | May 24, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Connie - I saw that, along with an oriole, right?
Posted by: The Zen Birdfeeder | May 14, 2009 at 08:40 PM
So gorgeous! I had the good fortune of an Evening Grosbeak for the last two days..
Posted by: Connie Kogler | May 14, 2009 at 08:32 AM
LNMP - isn't he something?
Dee - I'm glad I included it then. Thanks for visiting!
Posted by: The Zen Birdfeeder | May 12, 2009 at 08:56 PM
I like the shot where he's looking back - you don't see those too often.
Posted by: Dee Kuder | May 12, 2009 at 04:37 PM
What a beauty!!
Posted by: LNMP | May 12, 2009 at 08:36 AM