Brilliant video as always Mike. No gimmicks, No nonsense, just pure knowledge and straight to the point! Thank you for sharing your many years worth of knowledge with us!
OMG! That's insane! How did you manage to fill the frame with sand martin in flight from the hide? I struggle to even catch a swift in flight from a bench.
I have a colony on the riverside in my city, they nest in drainage pipes. I use the Olympus in pro-capture high to catch them while flying out of the hole. They are so used to people that I can take photos of them "naked". Unfortunately they have left now. Funny that thousands of people walk by and they don't even notice one of the rarest nesting birds in my country.
Brilliant! Inspiring Mike! What a great time with Sand Martins! I really hope that Olympus brings a new Camera with first class AF (with better and improved AI for birds eyes). Because I will not invest in a new system. For my work (Real state, Food and commercial web videos) the mft works great! Wildlife and Macro are a hobby, and again, the mft is great. But when we compare with the new Canon and Sony, the Olympus falls behind…
Very good Mike location is key ! We have an artificial bank for Sand Martins at a local nature reserve, but the hides have only just re opened . Next year may be ! Great to see you enjoying the A1 no regrets yet at breaking the bank then ? Lovely video and tips cheers Mark !
Another inspiring video Mike. Thank you for sharing and the time spent assembling the "footage". Do you ever use the E-M1X any more? I remember that you totally gave up your Canon gear after finding it impossible to work with two totally different cameras when it came to button positions, features and so on.
Yes I still use the Olympus gear, but two systems is very difficult to do. I only have one lens for the Sony. I am still hoping Olympus catch up on the AF and can just use one system.
It's sad if the squirrels develop the habit of predating the sand martins' nests. It could have a big impact on their population, and it's hard to know how that could be prevented, as the squirrel is clearly not worried by the mobbing.
Love how to you buy a super expensive camera and don’t have a back up battery 😂 You can charge Sony cameras with an external battery charger like you’d use for a phone through the charging point on the camera. I couldn’t get the fancy new cards for the A1 but found an SD card with good read write speed ok, but I wasn’t doing a lot of high res video nor 30fps bursts
Brilliant video as always Mike. No gimmicks, No nonsense, just pure knowledge and straight to the point! Thank you for sharing your many years worth of knowledge with us!
Another great video Mike, the yellow wagtail was a nice bonus. Certainly looks as though the Sony is living up to the hype.
Informative video as ever. Thanks Mike.👏
Nice video and beautiful photos of sand martins 👍👍. Thank you for sharing Mike.
Have a nice weekend.
Greetings from Slovakia 😉
Great film and information as all way's thank you
We love your birding videos and look forward to your regular post!
Lovely as always. Still waiting for the "A1 - my thoughts" video.
thankyou mike, cheers brother
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey video as always👍
Great observational video - cracking Yellow wag.
A lovely video Mike. Thank you so much. I enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. 👏👏 A good advert for the Sony A1 too.
Once again a very enjoyable video. A must watch, watch.
Lovely video clips and images as always!
A wonderful video as always. I've learnt so much. They have turned into compulsory Saturday morning viewing.
Прекрасныи фотографии, удачи и здоровья ☺
Excellent images Mike..
Thank you so much for your time and effort. Lovely shots.
OMG! That's insane! How did you manage to fill the frame with sand martin in flight from the hide? I struggle to even catch a swift in flight from a bench.
Thanks for a great video Mike ... like your thoughts on the A1 .
I have a colony on the riverside in my city, they nest in drainage pipes. I use the Olympus in pro-capture high to catch them while flying out of the hole. They are so used to people that I can take photos of them "naked". Unfortunately they have left now. Funny that thousands of people walk by and they don't even notice one of the rarest nesting birds in my country.
Brilliant! Inspiring Mike! What a great time with Sand Martins! I really hope that Olympus brings a new Camera with first class AF (with better and improved AI for birds eyes). Because I will not invest in a new system. For my work (Real state, Food and commercial web videos) the mft works great! Wildlife and Macro are a hobby, and again, the mft is great. But when we compare with the new Canon and Sony, the Olympus falls behind…
Very good Mike location is key ! We have an artificial bank for Sand Martins at a local nature reserve, but the hides have only just re opened . Next year may be ! Great to see you enjoying the A1 no regrets yet at breaking the bank then ? Lovely video and tips cheers Mark !
No regrets on buying it, but hope Olympus catch up on the AF so I can go back to one system. My brain is too old to cope with two systems.
@@MikeLaneFRPS Yes I agree the Sony A1 is the most complex camera I have ever owned !
Loved the content as always 🙏
Another inspiring video Mike. Thank you for sharing and the time spent assembling the "footage". Do you ever use the E-M1X any more? I remember that you totally gave up your Canon gear after finding it impossible to work with two totally different cameras when it came to button positions, features and so on.
Yes I still use the Olympus gear, but two systems is very difficult to do. I only have one lens for the Sony. I am still hoping Olympus catch up on the AF and can just use one system.
@@MikeLaneFRPS Very good to hear - thank you.
Great video Mike, your videos are amazing. You look good in mud, it adds reality 😂
It's sad if the squirrels develop the habit of predating the sand martins' nests. It could have a big impact on their population, and it's hard to know how that could be prevented, as the squirrel is clearly not worried by the mobbing.
Great video Mike. I just hope the next Olympus camera has focusing that will match the Sony.
Me too Roger! I have just traded in most of my big Canon gear to move to Olympus - influenced in no short measure by this channel 😊
Sod what the wife thinks Mike i think ya sexy lol 😆 😜 my Mrs laughs at me in my camo gear 🤣 another great blog mate 👍
Love how to you buy a super expensive camera and don’t have a back up battery 😂 You can charge Sony cameras with an external battery charger like you’d use for a phone through the charging point on the camera. I couldn’t get the fancy new cards for the A1 but found an SD card with good read write speed ok, but I wasn’t doing a lot of high res video nor 30fps bursts