Re: Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Z8, 180-600
Here is an image of a female Common Loon searching for a site to build her nest. I will add a few more images of the breeding loon pair here. I am pleased with the Single Point AF ability to capture her eye behind/within the vegetation.
Loon nests don't float. They are built from a mix of rotting vegetation and muck, on the edge of water with sufficient depth to escape a predator. Her mate follows her around the perimeter of the pond, while she searches for a nest site. She has a sense of urgency because it is only a few days after insemination that the eggs are developed and ready to be deposited.
A very slight rotation of the 180-600’s focus ring (only during the actual shooting) will reveal the distance to the subject. This first image is 8256 by 5504 (pixels). The second image (cropped) shows her eye behind the vegetation. Just nudging the focusing ring revealed that the lens was 45 and 50 feet from her, depending on which image. I made sure she could see me retreat back to 100 yards or so, where I used binocs to see that she stayed in the vegetation. Now that I know they are nest-site shopping, I won’t go on this basin again,..... until I’m confident that 1 or both eggs hatched. The worst thing that can done to them is approach the nest when a loon is sitting/incubation. The second worst is hanging around them to observe as they choose a nest site.
3rd image is another crop, showing her picking up dead vegetation and rotating her bill to deposit the material on the edge of land behind her.
And here’s Dad, just following her around and stopping to watch her in the spots she is considering as nest sites. That’s an Eastern Hemlock above him. My fav evergreen, it has the greatest shade-tolerance of any North American tree species. There is documentation of it living for 250 years in the understory, while just 1/2 inch in diameter!! It also has the greatest longevity among eastern North American tree species..... pushing 1000 years of age.
Jun 26, 2025 at 04:13 PM
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Re: Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Z8, 180-600
Here is an image of a female Common Loon searching for a site to build her nest. I will add a few more images of the breeding loon pair here. I am pleased with the Single Point AF ability to capture her eye behind/within the vegetation.
Loon nests don't float. They are built from a mix of rotting vegetation and muck, on the edge of water with sufficient depth to escape a predator. Her mate follows her around the perimeter of the pond, while she searches for a nest site. She has a sense of urgency because it is only a few days after insemination that the eggs are developed and ready to be deposited.
A very slight rotation of the 180-600’s focus ring (only during the actual shooting) will reveal the distance to the subject. This first image is 8256 by 5504 (pixels). The second image (cropped) shows her eye behind the vegetation. Just nudging the focusing ring revealed that the lens was 45 and 50 feet from her, depending on which image. I made sure she could see me retreat back to 100 yards or so, where I used binocs to see that she stayed in the vegetation. Now that I know they are nest-site shopping, I won’t go on this basin again,..... until I’m confident that 1 or both eggs hatched. The worst thing that can done to them is approach the nest when a loon is sitting/incubation. The second worse is hanging around them to observe as they choose a nest site.
3rd image is another crop, showing her picking up dead vegetation and rotating her bill to deposit the material on the edge of land behind her.
And here’s Dad, just following her around and stopping to watch her in the spots she is considering as nest sites. That’s an Eastern Hemlock above him. My fav evergreen, it has the greatest shade-tolerance of any North American tree species. There is documentation of it living for 250 years in the understory, while just 1/2 inch in diameter!! It also has the greatest longevity among eastern North American tree species..... pushing 1000 years of age.
Jun 26, 2025 at 04:12 PM
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Re: Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Z8, 180-600
Here is an image of a female Common Loon searching for a site to build her nest. I will add a few more images of the breeding loon pair here. I am pleased with the Single Point AF ability to capture her eye behind/within the vegetation.
Loon nests don't float. They are built from a mix of rotting vegetation and muck, on the edge of water with sufficient depth to escape a predator. Her mate follows her around the perimeter of the pond, while she searches for a nest site. She has a sense of urgency because it is only a few days after insemination that the eggs are developed and ready to be deposited.
A very slight rotation of the 180-600’s focus ring (only during the actual shooting) will reveal the distance to the subject. This first image is 8256 by 5504 (pixels). The second image (cropped) shows her eye behind the vegetation. Just nudging the focusing ring revealed that the lens was 45 and 50 feet from her, depending on which image. I made sure she could see me retreat back to 100 yards or so, where I used binocs to see that she stayed in the vegetation. Now that I know they are nest-site shopping, I won’t go on this basin again,..... until I’m confident that 1 or both eggs hatched. The worst thing that can done to them is approach them when they sitting/incubation. The second worse is hanging around them to observe as they choose a nest site.
3rd image is another crop, showing her picking up dead vegetation and rotating her bill to deposit the material on the edge of land behind her.
And here’s Dad, just following her around and stopping to watch her in the spots she is considering as nest sites. That’s an Eastern Hemlock above him. My fav evergreen, it has the greatest shade-tolerance of any North American tree species. There is documentation of it living for 250 years in the understory, while just 1/2 inch in diameter!! It also has the greatest longevity among eastern North American tree species..... pushing 1000 years of age.
Jun 26, 2025 at 04:11 PM
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Re: Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Z8, 180-600
Here is an image of a female Common Loon searching for a site to build her nest. I will add a few more images of the breeding loon pair here. I am pleased with the Single Point AF ability to capture her eye behind/within the vegetation.
Loon nests don't float. They are built from a mix of rotting vegetation and muck, on the edge of water with sufficient depth to escape a predator. Her mate follows her around the perimeter of the pond, while she searches for a nest site. She has a sense of urgency because it is only a few days after insemination that the eggs are developed and ready to be deposited.
A very slight rotation of the 180-600’s focus ring (only during the actual shooting) will reveal the distance to the subject. This first image is 8256 by 5504 (pixels). The second image (cropped) shows her eye behind the vegetation. Just nudging the focusing ring revealed that the lens was 45 and 50 feet from her, depending on which image. I made sure she could see me retreat back to 100 yards or so, where I used binocs to see that she stayed in the vegetation. Now that I know they are nest-site shopping, I won’t go on this basin again,..... until 26 or so days have elapsed. It is now in my calendar.
3rd image is another crop, showing her picking up dead vegetation and rotating her bill to deposit the material on the edge of land behind her.
And here’s Dad, just following her around and stopping to watch her in the spots she is considering as nest sites. That’s an Eastern Hemlock above him. My fav evergreen, it has the greatest shade-tolerance of any North American tree species. There is documentation of it living for 250 years in the understory, while just 1/2 inch in diameter!! It also has the greatest longevity among eastern North American tree species..... pushing 1000 years of age.
Jun 26, 2025 at 03:01 PM
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Re: Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Z8, 180-600
Here is an image of a female Common Loon searching for a site to build her nest. I will add a few more images of the breeding loon pair here. I am pleased with the Single Point AF ability to capture her eye behind/within the vegetation.
Loon nests don't float. They are built from a mix of rotting vegetation and muck, on the edge of water with sufficient depth to escape a predator. Her mate follows her around the perimeter of the pond, while she searches for a nest site. She has a sense of urgency because it is only a few days after insemination that the eggs are developed and ready to be deposited.
A very slight rotation of the 180-600’s focus ring (only during the actual shooting) will reveal the distance to the subject. This first image is 8256 by 5504 (pixels). The crop shows her eye behind the vegetation. Just nudging the focusing ring revealed that the lens was 45 and 50 feet from her, depending on which image. I made sure she could see me retreat back to 100 yards or so, where I used binocs to see that she stayed in the vegetation.
3rd image is another crop, showing her picking up dead vegetation and rotating her bill to deposit the material on the edge of land behind her.
And here’s Dad, just following her around and stopping to watch her in the spots she is considering as nest sites. That’s an Eastern Hemlock above him. My fav evergreen, it has the greatest shade-tolerance of any North American tree species. There is documentation of it living for 250 years in the understory, while just 1/2 inch in diameter!! It also has the greatest longevity among eastern North American tree species..... pushing 1000 years of age.
Jun 24, 2025 at 08:39 PM
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