{"id":63413,"date":"2019-08-17T12:34:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T16:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=63413"},"modified":"2019-08-18T17:56:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T21:56:53","slug":"nikon-500-pf-and-tc-14e-a-chick-that-cleaned-up-nicely-and-last-chance-for-nickerson-in-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2019\/08\/17\/nikon-500-pf-and-tc-14e-a-chick-that-cleaned-up-nicely-and-last-chance-for-nickerson-in-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon 500 PF and TC-14E. A Chick That Cleaned Up Nicely. And Last chance for Nickerson In-the-Field …"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

I wound up with 100 keepers on the sunny morning of Thursday, August 15, 2019. I ventured out that morning with only the 500 PF and enjoyed some superb flight photography. On a partly cloudy Friday, I did well and wound up with 55 keepers. I went exploring on Saturday and found a mother lode of skimmer chicks; I have not downloaded those yet …<\/p>\n

On Thursday night I went to see Pete Mancini and the Hillside Airmen at the Loading Dock in Patchogue. They were great again. Tom Ryan on drums was amazing. To hear some sample clips, click here<\/a> and give a listen to My Hometown, Cease and Desist, DUI Blues, Flying First Class, To Be Alive, and lots more. These guys are really good and Pete’s voice, a blend of country and rock is really easy to listen to. <\/p>\n

On Sunday I am taking my first Nickerson morning off and driving up to Hyde Park with daughter Alissa, her husband Ajiniyaz, and grandson Idris to visit Idris’s older brother Ilyas at the Anderson Center for Autism. I will photograph again on Monday afternoon. I fly home on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Mike Ross was thrilled to receive his SONY 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens from Bedford’s last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There is lots of great stuff at Nickerson Beach in August<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Nickerson Beach In-the-Field Afternoon Session<\/h3>\n

Price reduced $100.00!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You are invited to join me for an In-the-Field photo session this coming Monday, as below. We will get to photograph Black Skimmers and Common Terns in flight, the skimmers dueling in mid-air, and both species on the beach. With luck, we might get some great stuff on chicks and fledged young as the timing is perfect. We have a good chance to photograph American Oystercatcher with fledged young. We should enjoy some good gull photography with herring, great black-backed, and even lesser black-backed gulls. Gull predation of fledged young skimmers is likely. We may also have some good chances with several species of migrant shorebirds, especially Sanderling. It goes without saying that as always, you will learn a ton.<\/p>\n

If you would like to join me on Monday afternoon, please text me at 863-221-2372 and, in addition, shoot me an e-mail<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n

Afternoon Session: 4:30pm till sunset: $200.00 (was $300.00)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With the current forecast, Monday afternoon is looking good. Available: MON AUG 19.<\/p>\n

FlexShooter Pro Update<\/h3>\n

We currently have FlexShooter Pro heads in stock here<\/a>. We have all but one of the BigFeet in stock (phone orders only for now: 863-692-0906) but are sold out of the new FLN-60 BigFoot that was recently re-designed for the Nikon 600 VR. Click here<\/a> to access the pretty much complete FlexShooter Pro story with videos. <\/p>\n

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