Incredibly difficult (hand-held) shot to take with a Manual Focus Mirror Lens at sunset. I hope there's one or two who noticed the typical Mirror Lens donut 'bokeh' aargh background and understood what it takes to get this shot in low light hand-held and still get some sort of focus on a very shallow f/6.3
The bird, a Crowned Lapwing or Plover, only stands still for a few seconds and you have to follow, manually focus, get shutter speed and ISO pre-set correctly as well as White Balance as he constantly moves in and out of the shade then to the soft late afternoon sun.
I have a family of four in my garden. The best watchdogs ever!
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And Eyeing (US) can also be spelled Eying (UK)
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