BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY-HOW TO- JAYS IN THE SNOW

[@tonywarren1695]

Looking forward to see my favourite bird the Jay

[@deanseldon5640]

Look forward to part 2 👀👍

[@NikCan66]

Again another brilliant video

[@martinbyrne6643]

Another good one Simon ‘ u can’t beat a good winter

[@simoneardley]

Youre right there Martin, we don't seem to get them like we used to unfortunately☃️☃️🥶

[@steves8661]

Looking forward to seeing what you get. Great set up gonna be a chilly one

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Steve👍🏼🥶☃️

[@CamillaI]

Proper snow up there! none of our Southern snow here today gone tomorrow! Proper set up too ! Still no luck with Jays personally! Great colour the Jay great work well done 👍😍

[@simoneardley]

Thanks, yeh unfortunately it didnt hang around long but long enough to get a few shotsd. Jays are a great bird arent they!!👍🏼

[@CamillaI]

@@simoneardley Yes they always threaten to be a stunning shot like all Corvids !

[@stevedrew9231]

Looking forward to part 2 snow looks great

[@johnbeattie1225]

👍Thanks for that information Simon I will watch your results .Cheers John.

[@simoneardley]

Thanks John

[@laurencedocherty6512]

Nice ! That ground hide looks an awesome bit of kit 😎👍

[@simoneardley]

Yeh, i love this hide it works a treat and so well made. Use code 'tragosimon5' for a 5% discount on ant Tragopan order, you wont be disappointed. At the end of the day its about results and it certainly gives you an edge.

[@eddiek0507]

Great video, You got a couple of nice shots to start off with. Looking forward to part 2 !...😎👍🏼👍🏼

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Eddie 👍🏼👀

[@stevebuxton8494]

Great look forward to it as My gardens surrounded by and I get them every night but photos in the garden are not the same as in their true habitat.

[@simoneardley]

You could maybe try a perch set up to get some decent shots📷😀

[@richardfreeman5732]

Hi love the video,can’t wait for part 2 . Looking forward to the art video you mentioned a little while ago.

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Richard, yeh there's going to be a few art films this year. Stay tuned.👍🏼

[@stevecolwill9761]

Can’t wait for part 2, Simon! The second I saw the robin shot I thought “Christmas card” 😉

[@joebrennan1272]

REALLY LOVE your videos Simon. I admire the effort and planning you put into getting good images. Looking forward to video two.

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Joe, great feedback and glad you're enjoying the channel 👍🏼👊🎥

[@findus605]

Nice one Simon very enjoyable watch, love the enthusiasm, great set up with your various perches and hides, roll on part two, thanks for sharing.

[@simoneardley]

Glad you enjoyed it, all the best 👍🏼

[@touchedbynature5445]

Brilliant Video, Be nice to get some snow in Norfolk. Enjoying your video's and Photographs, Beautiful. Many thanks for sharing.

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Paul, glad youre enjoying the content.👍🏼🎥

[@nigelpilsbury4893]

Another great one Simon, Great Weather

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Nigel, yeh youve gotta get out there quick and make the most of it. The garden is flooded now with all the rain !!😩👍🏼📷

[@RichardBirchett]

Cracking birds and a great setting Simon, I am rather envious of the Snow! Hardly ever happens down in Cornwall! Southern softies down here, lol... Fingers crossed you get some cracking shots and the Snow stays! Best of luck lying down in that, lol... A man of your calibre should handle that no probs! Great Vlog mate as always. All the best to you and Mrs E. Regards R

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Richard, it wasn't that bad with a few layers between me and the ground. The bivvy bag made a real difference, thats definitely going in the camera bag if I'm using the Hokki. The snow didn't hang around for long I'm afraid. Should be up in Scotland now after the Mountain Hares!!😩😩 All the best, Si

[@ianmcgill6674]

Super video Simon, great work and set up. It must be great having somewhere like that that you can go to to get away from everything and get some quality shots. You’ve put a lot of hard work in and deserve every success mate.

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Ian, yeh its handy alright. Wish I had barn owls in mi back garden though👌😉👀Cheers Si

[@ianmcgill6674]

Good point, well made Simon, although having been here just 12 months this week it looks like the Barn Owl is going to be seasonal (late Summer and Autumn) as the farmer grazed sheep for a couple of months on the field where they hunt this Winter and although the sheep have now gone the grass is short and the Owls haven’t returned to it yet. Your quite welcome to come and have a look next time they’re showing well and all these restrictions are over. Stay Safe.

[@BuckRogersLive]

Cracking Simon, looking forward to part II :-)

[@neilbennett3883]

Great vlog Simon look forward to part 2 here’s hoping the jays came out to play.👍

[@wendingourway]

Wow, fantastic captures...truly impressive! Blue Jays all over the backyard scooping up the sunflower seeds here...what a racket...lol

[@simoneardley]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it👍🏼📷

[@gladysklip6984]

Great video Simon, looking forward to part 2!

[@simoneardley]

Glad you enjoyed it Gladys 👍🏼📷

[@TheRibtickler23]

looking forward to the jays in the snow tomorrow and maybe a weeee buzzard pic to simon

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Edward, just editing the film now !!👍🏼😀

[@KGsPhotography]

Great video Simon amazing conditions and can’t wait to see the results. Cheers Keith

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Keith, yeh shame it didn't stay around a bit longer. Time yet for a bit more 🤞☃️ 👍

[@adrianmoore4690]

Another great video Simon

[@simoneardley]

Glad you enjoyed it👍🏼

[@alasdairmackenzie905]

Hi Simon, I've had the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 lens for about 18 months now and it's a cracking lens for the price, particularly with its near-macro capability of focus down to under 1 metre. I've used it a lot for damselfly shots and suchlike. Can't wait for part 2.

[@simoneardley]

Nice one Alasdair, really looking forward to getting out and giving this lens a good going over. 👍🏼📷

[@daveroberts1139]

What a great spot and set up you have created there Simon. Looking forward to part 2. Got the Jack Pyke Rannoch btw. Quality product which I'm very pleased with. Only thing I don't like is the zip. I find it far too fiddly so use the poppers instead. Puzzled by you using the 70-200. Would have thought the 150-600 would have given you all the flexibility you would need although the F4 max aperature could be handy in low winter light I suppose.

[@simoneardley]

I've only just got the lens Dave so wanted to give it a run out. Also the Jays can drop in early so I wanted all the light gathering capabilities that the 2.8 has to offer. Nice sometimes to have a wider habitat shot as well 👍🏼📷👀

[@johnmunro5983]

Thanks Simon for sharing your setup and planning with the rest of us . The snow looks pretty awesome and could give you some great opportunities. Hoping that 2021 will be a better year for everyone . Will catch you in part2 . Stay well, stay safe

[@simoneardley]

Thanks John, you're welcome. Yeh heres hoping for a significantly better year eh, hopefully there's some light at the end of this tunnel. All the best and stay safe 👍🏼👊

[@gordonpearson1265]

Looking fwd to part 2 Simon, every days a school day. Didn’t know the Jays were a bit partial to a acorn. 👍

[@simoneardley]

Always learning eh Gordon. Jays can bury up to 5000 acorns in a season and they've been attributed to assisting in the spread of the Oak tree far up into the Northern Hemisphere due to their gathering activities!! They bury them is a cache and then go back to them in leaner times. Some slip through the net and emerge into saplings.

[@maxpickeringphotography]

Another ‘bang on’ video, can’t wait to see what your preparation brings! 👍🏻

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Max 👍🏼

[@davidferrett8668]

The Jay in our garden out here in Hungary has a penchant for walnuts. Not surprising as walnut trees are more prevalent here than oaks.

[@simoneardley]

Wow, they must breed em tough over there if they can tackle walnuts!! 💪🏼

[@deerohdeer8000]

Great work! Look forward to your results 👏🏻🎥👍

[@simoneardley]

Thanks! 👍

[@jonathansmith8894]

Another great video!! Can"t wait for part two.😀 Hello from USA 😊

[@simoneardley]

Thank you Jonathan, hope youre staying safe over there . All the best from the UK👍🏼👊

[@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969]

Brilliant stuff Simon, great film as always with loads of excellent information and tips as usual. Those the woodpecker shots etc in the snow. The hide looks great like the camouflage on it . Look forward to part 2 and some Jay shots 👍. Atb Rick n Billy

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Rick, yeh I love the new Tragopan camo pattern, it blends in really well. Even works to a degree in the snow. I'll certsinly be using this hide as a bivvy alternative in the future. All the best, Si 👍🏼👊🔥

[@davedewdney]

hi mate great vlog why dont u make lower windows in the wood shed hide be warmer and bigger for u worth a try

[@simoneardley]

Yeh, only problem Dave is the depth of the hide so I wouldn't be able to lie straight unfortunately 👍

[@davedewdney]

That’s a shame have to add a small hide on the side so u can lie down

[@Unused_Channel666]

Thanks for the code Simon, I have just ordered the Hokki v3 from Tragopan, Can't wait to try it out 😁

[@simoneardley]

Nice one Dave, you wont be disappointed!!👊🏼👍🏼📷

[@jameshopkinson4056]

Loving the how to videos very informative I’m about to get a 150-600 for my d7100

[@simoneardley]

I used to have a D7100, still a great camera. Enjoy the new lens 👍🏼📷

[@Iansanderson.photography]

Your Buzzards a very different to mine! Theres one in a woods near me who dive bombs you when you walk through ha he's a bloody nutter!

[@chriswynne505]

Another great video Simon I promise I didn't laugh out loud when you nearly went on your arse ;-)

[@simoneardley]

Haha, I,m sure you didn't!!😆😆👍🏼

[@daz.78]

Fantastic video mate,lovely spot you got there,just started snowing here in Lincolnshire hoping it stays for tomorrow off to photograph the roe deer near me.📷👍

[@simoneardley]

Thanks .Theyre next on my list, saw a beautiful buck the other day in velvet!!

[@graemehogg4465]

Great vid Simon another great idea just have to pluck up the courage to get out in the snow. ps Is the Tamron another Christmas pressie. Stay Safe 👍

[@simoneardley]

Cheers Graeme, it was a pressie to myself!! Theyre a great lens and i really like the 70-200 focal length, great for all sorts of photography👍🏼

[@MarcioAussie1]

Great channel, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Sorry for being a bit thick, but what is the use of the plant pots on the shutters to your hide, hope you mind me asking?

[@simoneardley]

Its a fair question Marcus. The pots are meant to look like lens hoods so that the birds get used to that shape when the hide is not in use. When the hide is being used it just looks the same to them even though its your camera poking out !!

[@MarcioAussie1]

@@simoneardley thank you for your reply, what a brilliant idea, I would not have thought of doing that. Great stuff 😉

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Simon, really beautiful setting with the snow falling. It must be even more so in person and from inside the blind. Great video, makes me wish I was there! Greg

[@simoneardley]

Yeh, gotta love a bit of snow. You need to make the most of it when it arrives as we dont get it that often ☃️👍🏼 Cheers Si

[@stevebuxton8494]

Any chance of doing one on badgers.

[@simoneardley]

It's on the list Steve 👍🏼🎥

[@andrewnoden9117]

Hi Simon, you have a new subscriber, Andrew here in Ottawa Canada, originally from Bolton

[@simoneardley]

Nice one Andrew, hows things over in Ottawa ?, bit of a departure frow Bolton eh!! Welcome to the channel mate.👍🏼👊

[@robinedwards9401]

Excellent content! Recently found you on here and have enjoyed your videos. It would seem Father Christmas was not fruitful with 300mm F2.8...Hope the Tamron goes well for you!

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Robin, glad youre enjoying the channel and welcome. It would seem the big lad got confused somewhat!!😆😆Love the Tamron and still working on the 300!!😆 All the best , Si

[@scotttilleyphotography]

Be honest that twenty minutes in the hide was prompted by the hope Mr Buzzard would pay an impromptu visit😂 That's what I would be thinking anyway! Great video Simon looking forward to part two👍

[@simoneardley]

Yeh you'd better believe it Scott. 😆I did have some luck later in the week on a sheep carcass but thats for another film. You had any luck with your setup yet?

[@scotttilleyphotography]

@@simoneardley I've got the worlds must unattractive cock pheasant out at the minute. It's been there for five days and not even a fox has been near it! I've got a fieldfare protecting our bramley apple tree at the minute so I may be after shots of him shortly!👍Cheers mate

[@davidcannon1148]

Great video as always Simon. Do you ever use a video recorder as opposed to a dsl ?

[@simoneardley]

Thanks David, no mate. I only use the D500 for filming and the Canon M50 and DJI Action for vlogging and B-roll. I look like a pack horse sometimes, I need a bigger camera bag!!👍🏼🎥📷

[@andyheywoodsphotographya-h7913]

Love been out in the snow had a bit up here out yesterday in it freezing conditions looking for buzzards as they tend to perch a lot when its like this got a couple of good shots of them but a bit to far away for my liking so 3 to 4 hours out in the cold and come back with a robin as my best shot lol its the way it goes isn't it anyways looking forward to part 2 📸👍

[@simoneardley]

Yeh youre right Andy, thats how it goes sometimes. At least you came back with something eh!! The buzzards can be a frustrating bird to photograph, I've never known a species be able to sit in one spot for so long!!😆😆👍🏼

[@laurencearnold5822]

You have a great set up, the snow makes it extra special. Knocked up some small feed pots at work and they are working brilliantly apart from the blue tits emptying them before the jays turn up. Bring on pt2.

[@simoneardley]

Nice one Laurence, good luck with the Jays. It'll be worth all the effort when you get the shots 👍🏼📷

[@johnbeattie1225]

Simon .you mentioned your using a 70-200mm 2.8 lens and t.c .Can I ask which lens is it sigma nikon and model . I use a d500 with the 150-600mm c lens just the same and was always thinking of that lens .Just wondered which it is and how you find it with the d500.Thanks John.if I've missed it then I apologise but couldn't se it in your camera gear.

[@simoneardley]

Hi John, ive only just got the lens so I haven't had chance to have a good do with it yet. Its the Tamron f2.8 70-200 DI VC. It has a great write up and really good value compared to the Nikon and Sigma equivelants. Up to now i think its great, tack sharp, silent and very fast.👍🏼📷

[@the_useless_photographer]

Hi, I'm fairly new to your channel. May I ask, do you own or rent that land? I have some spare money and was considering purchasing a small patch of land purely for photography. Is it expensive to buy or would I be better off renting? Thanks.

[@simoneardley]

Alright Andy, I don't own it but it belongs to a family member. I don't pay any rent either, if I had the means I'd definitely buy my own patch without a doubt as long as it was the right location etc. It's surprising with some clever planting etc what species you can encourage. Good luck with your decision 👍

[@Vacublaster1]

Snow, what's snow?

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

Why have you chosen a horizontal hide? I imagine it must be difficult when vlogging and also uncomfortable for long watches. With a more vertical model you can be sitting on a distance from the ground and even keep your nice warm boots on. I think the size against the background if you think of the projection from 30 feet up would be about the same, i.e. not more eye catching.

[@simoneardley]

Thanks Eigil, I havent used this hide much and I wanted to try it and get a nice low down angle. Granted its uncomfortable but its a great profile and allows you to get really close to your subjects.

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

@@simoneardley Hey Simon, I wrote this comment - I think - before I commented on the Modal V2, which I am still somewhat hooked on. Your garden presentation was very good. I will add to my earlier comment on the low horizontal version, that I did observe a heavily blurred foreground in your otherwise impressive pictures - as from grass and leaves you can't exclude lying that low and with the subject close to the grown too. Btw, since last time we spoke I have repeated my test-question to Tragopan - still without any kind of reaction. A harmful policy for business in my opinion. Not yours of course but Tragopan's.

[@shotbycooper4467]

You could have put the Benny Hill music on during the footage of you putting up the hide. 😁

[@simoneardley]

In fairness I could probably put the Benny Hill theme to most of my films the way I shape sometimes !!😆😆