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I am relatively new to birding but I really consider myself more of a wildlife photography hobbyist with an emphasis in birds. What got me started was a pileated woodpecker working the tall pines in our backyard one week during January 2008. I took several photos and was just fascinated by the power in that beak. She would knock down rather large limbs as she foraged for carpenter ants. I couldn't imagine how she could do that without getting a headache! I started reading up on woodpeckers.
Then one thing led to another. I learned nearby Kennesaw Mt (less then 10 minutes away) was a IBA (important bird area) for neotropical migrants. Spring 2008 was my first migration there. I picked a Sony for my camera as I had old Minolta lenses from my old 35 mm camera, and they were interchangable with my new digital camera. I currently use a Sony alpha 500 with a Sigma 50-500 telephoto lens.



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