First shots with the Kowa 1.6 extender

Below are just a few of the images I've got recently using the new Kowa 1.6 extender on my Kowa 883 'scope and 25-60x eyepiece.  The quality of the new extender is impressive and very sharp.  More to follow...

Office window birding

There have been up to three Siskins on my office niger (or is it nyger?) feeder recently. This particular male was exceptionally tame - the top two images are full-frame and just resized, the bottom one is a crop of the head. I've also had three Lesser Redpolls on the niger too, but they are a little more skitish.

Siskin

Siskin Carduelis spinus, Giants Castle, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 2nd November 2007