The following photos, taken this afternoon, would have been impossible for me to get with the HP 817. Color me happy!
We had a flock (OK - a gaggle) of hundreds of Canada geese swarming about the fields across the creek from us. I'll post just three of the photos. Because it was cloudy and wintry, the photos appear to be in black and white.
If you click on the above photo to enlarge it, you can even identify the geese as Canadas. The photo, below, would have been totally impossible with the HP - not enough zoom to be able to see through the woods to the geese.
The following photos show (more) birds at the feeders just outside the living room window. In the first photo, below, is a little Carolina wren horizontal to the ground, picking at a peanut. That is a Harris's sparrow behind him/her.
Below is the male Harris's sparrow in a photo all to himself!
In the photo, below, the little woodpecker is a male downy. The bird to the left is a Harris's sparrow. The bird that is farthest from the camera is probably another Harris's; but, I can't tell and I don't recall.
Now, for a peek at a couple of our four-footed visitors. The first is on the post at the foot of the steps from the back porch to the patio. (The little contraption in the lower left corner of the photo is a rain sensor that, supposedly, prevents our lawn irrigation system's turning on the water while rain is falling.) The other squirrel is just coming across the patio.
Now you can show off your true talents as a nature watcher. I appreciate this, since we lack squirrels, native songbirds and geese around here.
Posted by: Hattie | January 02, 2013 at 11:19 PM
Hattie--Thanks, but my "talents" are quite modest. For some great photos of Harris's sparrows, try Harris's Sparrows on Mike Umscheid's blog. He is so good that he uses a Nikon D3 - an older model than mine, but it cost in the order of 10 times what I paid for the Nikon 1 J1.
It's a shame how invasive species take over. We fight (well, I fight) starlings, house sparrows, and rock pidgeons; but, your problems are orders of magnitude greater!
Posted by: Cop Car | January 03, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Great pictures - you sure got a really nice camera!
Posted by: bogie | January 05, 2013 at 06:20 AM
Thank you, Bogie. I'm becoming happier and happier with it/me. I'll never be the photographer that you and other family members are (just name any other family member who uses a camera) are.
Posted by: Cop Car | January 06, 2013 at 01:51 PM