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White-Eyed Watcher

I took these photos a few years ago in Georgia, but only just got around to really looking at them. The bird in the image appears to be a white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)—at least, that’s my best guess. I’m fairly sure I was shooting with a Canon 90D paired with a SIGMA 150–600mm lens back then.

Funny enough, just yesterday I received a Canon R5 and the RF 200–800mm lens, though I haven’t properly put them to work yet. This morning, while walking with Charlie, I brought along my old Canon 6D instead. That R5 setup is just too long—and a bit too unwieldy—for a dog walk.

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"This close-up version of the white-eyed vireo image is soft and slightly unfocused, which gives it a hazy, almost dreamlike quality. The bird’s face is faintly visible, especially that signature white eye-ring, but the details of its feathers and beak are blurred, blending gently into the pale background. The branch it’s perched on is clearer, adding a bit of structure to an otherwise ethereal composition. There’s a quiet intimacy here—as if we’re stealing a glimpse from behind a frosted window, where clarity is less important than presence. Even in its imperfections, the image has a certain mood—fleeting, gentle, and suggestive of a story just out of reach." - Copilot

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

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200-800 long tube!? 🤔 That's quite a thing! 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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Yep

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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I have to check, if there is something similar available for my good old 7D. 🤷🏼‍♂️😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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Sigma has EF150-600mm Lens and Canon has a 100-400 mm lens. I think there is an EF 800mm lens. but it is huge and cost way too much. You can also pair either of those lenses with 1.4X extension, but with the SIGMA lens it gets finicky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

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Thanks for that! Will check with my Secretary of Finance! 😜