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Thanks for saying hey! It’s been a busy few months for me so I’m trying to catch up with all my bird photography.

Cheers! I tried making a video that was pre-scripted and I lasted about 5 minutes. Not my style. That’s what I love about bird photography; you never know what you might find.

Majestic Colonial Resort (there are 3 Majestic Resorts, all attached). It was ok for birding but I’d like to try a resort on the far end of Bavaro Beach where there might be more forest cover. I’m planning to do a review about my experience in Punta Cana that will be map focused to discuss potential better options. In terms of food, drinks, amenities… the resort was amazing. Might be returning in a few weeks.

@t.alexmoore Thanks, I'm heading to the area in a few weeks, El Faro. A little further north. Never been so I'm interested to see what it will be like. The Bavaro area looks like it is decent.

For flight shots I used the autofocus zone vs the spot autofocus. Makes it a little bit easier, and I always use back button autofocus.

So I bought the R7 and I used it all summer. I’ve got a few videos recorded with it that I’m working on. It’s much better for flight shots but I already sold it as I want to buy an R5 instead.

Sorry I missed this comment from a few months ago. It’s not the easiest place to get into that’s for sure. I’ve been back a few times and I’ve never had the best luck there. If I didn’t follow eBird or my local birding community on Facebook, I’d never know it was such a hot spot.

So… I’ve already sold the R7. Heading into the slow season, I found that I wasn’t shooting as much and the R7 with the Sigma lens was difficult to use in the forest. I thought that focusing on a bright yellow warbler surrounded by green leaves would be easy, but not so. If I manually focused or was able to get the autofocus to hit, the eye tracking was amazing. Flight shots were also fantastic compared to my DSLR, but I sold it to help motivate me towards an R5. I’m ready for a full frame camera and I’d also like to get the 100-500 lens soon as well.

@@t.alexmoorecan’t go wrong with R5 and 100-500 combo. Good luck 👍

In my experience no, but there certainly could be. I'd say mid-late spring is the worst for ticks.

Paperwork no. Do not bring a drone to Cuba (you can get paperwork for drones in Dominican Republic). They did ask me to take every single electronic device (cords, chargers, batteries, lenses) out of my bag, which was no fun. Try to only bring a minimal amount of gear (unlike me) lol.

Thanks! I'd love to go birding in Japan someday. Probably lots of sea birds and stuff.

Thanks! My gear list is forever growing as I'm sure you know. Hopefully an r5 body or a 200-800 RF lens soon!

Glad you enjoyed it. I always love heading down to the French Basin Trail!

Thanks man. I finally got a day without crazy wind. I also had to update the firmware of course, so my first attempt got me 30m off the ground before it wouldn’t go any further. I had permission from the government to fly it- highly recommend that if you’re going to the DR. No issues in the airport (lack of security was almost concerning in itself, compared to Cuba which is like trying to enter Fort Knox)

Nice! 252 for Alberta is awesome. And honestly manual isn't that bad. I let the ISO go on automatic and then just change shutter speed based on whether the bird is moving or not- go narrow on the aperture if its bright outside.

Thanks!

This trail is AMAZING on a sunny day. Can't wait to go back in 2024!

So blessed that my hometown created Miners Marsh. Before they built a bridge and made the trail it was inaccessible and a complete waste of space. Now its a great place for us locals!

Same. Ugh... it just snowed here more in the last 2 weeks than the whole winter combined.

They must be an east coast / Ontario thing... they are one of the more common warblers here for sure.

Thanks! I hope so. Can't wait to go mirrorless!

Thanks! Pesquero is actually amazing. I didn't realize how good it was until I recently went to Dominican. I loved Punta Cana for the food and service, but the birds and wildlife were so good in Cuba.

I do but not in Cuba. I didn't bring binoculars and I didn't have phone data so that made it tough in the field.

Thanks, and glad you liked it. That trip in California was such a good experience. Can't wait to visit SD again!

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Much appreciated!

I couldn't believe it. In a world of scripted videos where everything is usually planned, I 100% promise that was real and genuine!

That was me until this year. I've slowed down in the last week or so with all the snow but come spring I'll be using it a lot!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

Glad you like them!

Interesting- I've always been thinking about how large the file size and how many images you must get with a camera like the Z8. I'm really torn between getting the R7 which is basically a mirrorless version of what I have now, or go big and get the R5 (basically the Canon version of the Z8: huge file size, full frame). I'm very used to the reach I get with a crop sensor and a 600mm lens. I worry that given how much I crop, a full frame camera with 24 MP might not be enough.

The Z8 was amazing for the 30 days i had it...auto focus was off the charts and all the buttons to set up different A/F settings. I miss it alot,,,Adorama gave me full credit back on my card to @@t.alexmoore

I'm at about 250- I'm sure if I spent more time by the ocean I would get a few types of gulls that would help my life list. I've also been lucky to visit Cuba, Dominican Republic and California recently where I got ~ 30 new birds in each place. I'm sure in Costa Rica or Brazil one could find 300 species in a few days!

@@t.alexmoore I would like to visit Costa Rica someday.

So cool! Maybe the same one haha

Its getting harder and harder to get lifers without traveling... I can only imagine what its like for people who have been birding locally for 20+ years!

@@t.alexmoore yes! Very true! Have to travel, no other option. I saw my first 60-70 birds for the year in first one week here in California and now to reach 90 i had to struggle a lot.

I did see the thing about the cormorants when I searched them. I could ask my local FB group, or report it as a white-breasted on eBird and wait for the emails to arrive telling me its not. Hmm.

Yep! Makes the drive home so much better!

Glad you enjoy it!

Welcome! I used to live in Alberta before I was into birding (Alberta was where I started getting into photography). Can't wait to return and get some West Coast lifers!