tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post4764015392378255783..comments2024-03-29T08:37:59.411+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: A Bit of a LessonGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-91385704683959661792021-08-17T21:13:26.984+01:002021-08-17T21:13:26.984+01:00Many thanks Mark. Yes, that's another thing: c...Many thanks Mark. Yes, that's another thing: constant weather watching! And I'm really bad at predicting what that weather might produce. Always get it wrong...Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-63037402313276422692021-08-17T21:08:07.996+01:002021-08-17T21:08:07.996+01:00Ha ha! I think it's hard-wired in now!Ha ha! I think it's hard-wired in now!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-80231284964965732122021-08-17T17:58:56.942+01:002021-08-17T17:58:56.942+01:00You're not alone with the ridiculous over expe...You're not alone with the ridiculous over expectation. My problem is that by the time I'm halfway round I'm looking at the weather for the next day! Excellent blog Gavin, wish I'd kept going with mine instead of ranting on Twitter. Keep it up ��Mark Reedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-38257513027238077322021-08-17T13:18:51.678+01:002021-08-17T13:18:51.678+01:00Never lose that giddy optimism!Never lose that giddy optimism!Wild Stuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837168490273769343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-37785024136082876052021-08-17T08:38:09.420+01:002021-08-17T08:38:09.420+01:00Oof! And I thought my outfit was quite heavy!Oof! And I thought my outfit was quite heavy!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-27648448241148577792021-08-17T08:34:23.713+01:002021-08-17T08:34:23.713+01:00Just hover that drone over the rocks at Pendeen......Just hover that drone over the rocks at Pendeen... 😄<br /><br />I foresee seawatches of the future involving earnest birders hunched over a high-definition monitor/control panel in their lap, while squadrons of tiny drones whisk from bird to bird a mile out. Mind you, unless someone invents an effective collision avoidance sensor there might be some wreckage. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-28588756511779615452021-08-17T08:25:41.191+01:002021-08-17T08:25:41.191+01:00Thanks Ken, sounds like a sensible move. I'm n...Thanks Ken, sounds like a sensible move. I'm not quite ready to trade in my heavyweight kit, at least not until I've tried a better carrying arrangement anyway. Watch this space... 😊 Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-32064043709615569442021-08-17T08:18:48.219+01:002021-08-17T08:18:48.219+01:00Gav, my scope/tripod combi weighs in at 14lb's...Gav, my scope/tripod combi weighs in at 14lb's, so gets even less outings than yours does. Hardly surprising really, I think I bought it with sea watching in mind, but even with it's impressive magnification qualities, I can't see the coast from NW London.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-25958928180408275312021-08-16T23:57:59.508+01:002021-08-16T23:57:59.508+01:00My boss has just bought himself a drone (and I'...My boss has just bought himself a drone (and I've already told him I'll knock it straight out of the sky if ever I find it hovering over my head). Today he showed me the bird's eye footage he took of an otter swimming through the seaweed just offshore from his house, it was very impressive actually. He's hoping for dolphins next.<br /><br />Point being, drones weigh very little and could be sent scooting out to, for example, a small flock of shearwaters. I'm not at all in favour of morons and their drones spooking nesting/feeding/roosting birds, but in this particular instance would any harm be done? Not sure, probably not. Though it might get taken out by the local Peregrine. Gibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699055561230102061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-52516367900750212032021-08-16T22:40:38.947+01:002021-08-16T22:40:38.947+01:00I had the same problem. I am in my seventies and j...I had the same problem. I am in my seventies and just couldn't face carrying a heavy scope/tripod combination long distances. I adopted a different solution - I bought a lighter Opticron MM scope and a lighter tripod. They aren't quite as good as what I had before but weigh about half as much. (I don't have the back for carrying a lot, even in a harness.)Ken Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112384708496979421noreply@blogger.com