Trying out the monopod today I did think it made a difference, until I forgot to point the autofocus spot directly onto the birds concerned. However, here is a fairly sharp Greylag, Anser anser, from quite close-up,
There were also about 60 Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, Mute Swans, Cygnus olor, many Black-headed Gulls, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, some Herring Gulls, Larus argentatus, and at least one Common Gull, Larus canus. Also Mallard, Anas platyrynchos, Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligola, one Drake Shoveller, Anas clypeata, several Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristata, Cormorants, Phalocrocorax carbo, Moorhens, Gallinula chloropus, and Coots, Fulica atra.
This is a one year old Black-headed Gull, as indicated by the brown on the wings, and the slightly orange bill
Whereas this is an adult bird with a much darker red bill and perhaps a tendency to achieve breeding plumage a bit earlier.
There were also about 60 Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, Mute Swans, Cygnus olor, many Black-headed Gulls, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, some Herring Gulls, Larus argentatus, and at least one Common Gull, Larus canus. Also Mallard, Anas platyrynchos, Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligola, one Drake Shoveller, Anas clypeata, several Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristata, Cormorants, Phalocrocorax carbo, Moorhens, Gallinula chloropus, and Coots, Fulica atra.
This is a one year old Black-headed Gull, as indicated by the brown on the wings, and the slightly orange bill
Whereas this is an adult bird with a much darker red bill and perhaps a tendency to achieve breeding plumage a bit earlier.
This is an adult Herring Gull, only just in focus,
Herring Gull calling, much more heavily cropped:
Moorhen:
Tufted Duck:
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