Day 16 was a bit different. For the past couple of days I've been hearing the screech of several raptors. Today I finally spotted them in some Eucalyptus. So I ran inside and grabbed a cheap lens to see if I could capture one of them.
Well, I did.
While identifiable, the cheap ass lens sure shows how bad it is. No detail. Soft focus. It is so true that you get what you pay for.
The lens is a Quantaray 70-300mm macro. I got it for $130. It was advertised as a Sigma. So I took the chance. I guess a Quantaray is a Sigma. But it sure is the cheap end. Later I learned that Sigma sells rejects as Quantaray. Live and learn. This lesson is well learned ;)
And I do hope that someone can tell me what the bird is. I'm pretty bad at bird identification.
Note: this is the last photo in July
2 comments:
Yeah, Quantaray lenses are terrible. As you said, they're rebranded Sigma lenses. One of the reasons I also avoid Sigma lenses.
As for the bird. I would hazard a guess that it's a Cooper's Hawk or a Red-Tailed Hawk. I'm not very good at birding either. Easy way to tell is to check the other side of the tail. If it's red/maroon, it's a Red-Tail...if it's patterned in the same mottled brown/tan pattern, it's probably a Cooper's. Both are relatively common to the SD area.
I'm not so sure about it being a hawk. The wings are a bit too pointed.
Guess I should find my copy of Sibley's :)
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