Sorta kinda. I usually pop in to check on reports every now and then but I haven’t really seen all that many yet.

The ones we have here would never let you get this close!

I am not sure if you should bother with the Sigma. I had a lot of trouble with my Tamron 150-600 mm lens and I’ve heard of people who’ve had similar problems with Sigma. Issues with focussing and sharpness especially. And it’s also really heavy. I’ve been able to get better pictures with the 100-400 than I was with the 150-600 mm Tamron which I’ve ultimately sold again.

I would recommend you try it out before you buy it. Maybe mine was just a bad model. But as I said, others have reported the same thing with Tamron and Sigma on Canon R cameras.

Thank you! It was taken with a Canon EOS R10 and an RF 100-400 mm lens.

Yep, NRW here too. Rieselfelder Windel in Bielefeld.

Thank you! :-) It was a very lucky shot, they’re so fast, it’s like they have ADHD and can’t stay still! It sat there for maybe a second at most before it flew off again.

Flowerpecker?! I love woodpeckers and now you tell me there’s flowerpeckers? Great photo and amazing-looking bird!

Those are some big eyes! Nice photo :-)

Glad to see you here in this community! Lovely photo and well spotted! Very well-camouflaged bird. Are these in Europe? Never seen one here in Germany.

I love wrens. The ones we have here in Germany sing so loudly. Definitely one of the largest voice-to-body ratios of any bird.

Welcome to Lemmy and welcome to this birding community! :-) Thank you for sharing this photo, really cool-looking bird! Where did you observe it? The storks we have here in Germany look quite different.

Really beautiful bird! I love the blue ring around its eye. Reminds me a little bit of the Collared Doves we have here in Europe, but the Mourning Dove looks prettier I think :-)

Cute photo, looks so fluffy! :-)

Great photo! Birds facing forward often look hilarious. Looks like he fluffed up his head feathers!

Fantastic shot! Where was this taken? (just a rough location)