What birds are these

[Daveart]

Can any one Identify these to, I think the one is a greenfinch not sure what the other is




Taken with 70-300mm olypmus lens yesterday 19th march 2008

[rolf]

Hi Dave, I think number 1 is a Chaffinch female and number 2 a Greenfinch, although it seems a little lacking in colour.

PS. How are you getting on with the 70-300, I really like mine.

[Daveart]

Hi Rolf thanks for your info, the second one the greenfinch was actual that pale, thought it might have been a female or a hi-bred, Oh the lens only had it about a week, with the weather being what it is hadnt had much use but what I have I have had good results it does prefer bright high contrasting areas, found thew macro manual very useful too.

Would have liked to have seen a tripod mount on it thou

[rolf]

Yes, although it is quite light, when the lens is fully extended the camera is very front heavy.

I was using it with the EC-14 teleconverter yesterday, mostly hand held and managed to get some reasonable results, all at high ISO though.