7/24/2025 - Birds in the Yard

I was in the pool and saw a lot of birds flying around.  Since I had finished cooling off, I decided to get the camera and a chair to get some pictures.  Most of the birds left but I sat there for a while thinking I had spooked them but no.

I normally have my camera set to fully manual as most of my photographs are of still images that allow me to take my time.  This is the first time setting something to be automated by the camera (the ISO).  I'm fairly please with the results.

Time: 18:53; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/500sec; f/6.3; ISO 250

Time: 18:57; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/320sec; f/6.3; ISO 400

Time: 19:00; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/500sec; f/6.3; ISO 250

Time: 19:00; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/500sec; f/6.3; ISO 250
Note: The same photo as above, just a significant crop as I had the focus perfectly on the Robin so there was a lot of detail I wanted to expose.

Time: 19:01; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/500sec; f/6.3; ISO 280

Time: 19:01; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/500sec; f/6.3; ISO 280
Note: The same photo as above, just a significant crop as I had the focus perfectly on the Robin so there was a lot of detail I wanted to expose.

Time: 19:04; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
540mm; 1/250sec; f/6.3; ISO 1800

Time: 19:04; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
540mm; 1/250sec; f/6.3; ISO 1800
Note: The same photo as above, just a significant crop as I had the focus perfectly on the Grey Catbird so there was a lot of detail I wanted to expose.

Time: 19:10; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/250sec; f/6.3; ISO 1600

Time: 19:10; Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRS;
600mm; 1/250sec; f/6.3; ISO 1600
Note: The same photo as above, just a significant crop as I had the focus perfectly on the Grey Catbird so there was a lot of detail I wanted to expose.