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Piwakawaka\/Fantail hawking a midge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

During our extended bush walk that ended with our best Hihi\/Stitchbird encounter<\/a>, we saw a cluster of Piwakawaka\/Fantails hawking insects in the sun at the bush edge. When finding these opportunities it is worth spending a little time as the yield is low. It is always challenging to track the erratic flight and lock focus.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Piwakawaka\/Fantail hawking a midge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Because the action is so rapid it is impossible to see the moment of interception so you need a good sequence of images to select the peak of the action. Modern mirrorless cameras with subject\/eye tracking make this a lot easier than in the past but it is still technically challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Piwakawaka\/Fantail hawking a midge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I have no idea what I have captured until I get a chance to review images and it is always exciting to see the unseeable<\/a> frozen into an image. The agility and manoeverability of the birds seems even more amazing when caught as a photo.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Piwakawaka\/Fantail hawking a midge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 400mm f4.5 VR S. I find continuous autofocus set for animal detect, wide-area custom set for almost the full frame works best. Smaller areas are quicker to acquire the subject but Fantails are so erratic that I need more than wide-area-large. Setting wide-area custom to slightly less than the full frame is the best compromise for me between speed and maintaining lock when photographing Fantails or Swallows in flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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