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Birds

My best images for different bird species.

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 Bergfink - Brambling

BirdLife Photo Contest Winner


Sparrow / Spatz
Sparrow / Spatz 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 400, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Eurasian Jay / Eichelhäher 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 250, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Eurasian Jay / Eichelhäher 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 250, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Eurasian Jay / Eichelhäher
Eurasian Jay / Eichelhäher 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO 3600, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Spotted Woodpecker / Buntspecht
Great Spotted Woodpecker /Buntspecht 1/1000s, f/5.6, ISO 6400, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Grünspecht
Green Woodpecker/Grünspecht 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 6400, 300mm PF
Black Woodpecker / Schwarzspecht
Black Woodpecker / Schwarzspecht 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 6400, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Red Backed Shrike / Neuntöter
Red Backed Shrike / Neuntöter 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 180, 300mm PF+1.4 TC
Green Finch / Grünfink
Green Finch / Grünfink 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 1400, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Great Tit / Kolhlmeise
Great Tit / Kohlmeise 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 450, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Bullfinch / Gimpel
Bullfinch / Gimpel 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Bald Ibis / Waldrapp
Bald Ibis / Waldrapp 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO 800, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Goldfinch / Stieglitz
Goldfinch / Stieglitz 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 3600, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Goldammer
Yellowhammer / Goldammer 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Starling / Star
Starling / Star 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 280, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel
Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel 1/1250s, f/6.3, ISO 1800, 600mm
Coal Tit / Tannenmeise
Coal Tit / Tannenmeise 1/125s, f/11, ISO 3200, 600mm
Chaffinch / Buchfink
Chaffinch / Buchfink 1/1250s, f/6.3, ISO 1600, 600mm
Treecreeper / Baumläufer
Treecreeper / Baumläufer 1/1250s, f /5.6, ISO 6400, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Kernbeisser
Hawfinch/Kernbeisser 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 720, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
Rotschwanz Nest
Redstart/Rotschwanz Nest 1/250s, f/8, ISO 6400, 300mm PF
Larch
Larch/Lärche 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 800, 300mm PF + 1.4 TC
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Nature and Astrophotography


Mike Androsch



New - April/May 2026


Abell 31 in Cancer, April/May 2026

Nikon D7500a, 600mm f/4 + 1.4 TC (840mm f/5.6)

ISO 1600, 72 x 5 min. (6h),

 L-Ultimate Optolong Dualband Filter


Abell 31 (also known as Sh2-290 or PK 219+31.1) is an ancient planetary nebula in the constellation of Cancer. It is estimated to be about 2,000 light years away. Our sun will also end like this: the outer shells will be dispelled and a resulting white dwarf will slowly cool down and disappear. Other small bright planetaries look similar to planets in a telescope, that is where their rather misleading name derives.

Abell 31 was discovered in 1955 by the American astronomer George Ogden Abell on the photo plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS).

Abell 31 is mainly composed of hydrogen and gas. The blue oxygen occupies the central region and makes up the bulk of the nebula, while the red hydrogen makes a ring at the nebula's edge. This object is very old, and consequently, it is very large, dim and therefore has a low surface brightness. It is dispersing into the interstellar medium.

That is why this image was captured over several weeks, when there was no moon and a very dark sky. It was rather frustrating to have many cloudy nights. In total I got 6 hours of 5 min. images, which I combined in PixInsight and post processed in Photoshop and Lightroom.


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