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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Birds in the yard

So, I have REALLY wanted to try to get some nice bird shots of the birds that come visit the feeders in our yard.  I have several different kinds of feeders...seed ones, thistle ones, flat ones (old bottoms to glazed pots), and I've even turned out bird bath into a feeder.  The birds especially love that one!  They NEVER used it as a bird bath and I can't figure out what it wrong with it, since I've seen other bloggers with it...sigh...

Anyway, I attached my camera to my tripod, took a chair, and sat down.  Nothing.  No birds.  They completely stayed away.  And, the Cooper's hawk took a flight through the yard and he/she scared everything off for about 15 minutes.  I didn't even hear it, but every bird in the yard took off, and then I saw it swoop silently through the branches.  Man, can it move!

Next, I took 3 feeders out front, next to the driveway, where I put birdseed on the fence between us and our neighbor.  It took maybe 15 minutes for birds to appear.  I was getting tired of standing, so I came inside the front gate and got a chair for our outdoor table (which is a high table)...It's really a nice table.  I should stop feeding the cats on it, but then the dogs would eat all the cat food...sigh...

Anyway, I sat there on my chair, with my tripod and camera and basically just focused on one hanging bird feeder and clicked away.   Out of 100 photos, I think I got maybe 10 good ones.  Here are a few.  I know I have a LONG way to go, but today was a beginning!   :-)





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8 comments:

  1. trav4adventuresJanuary 19, 2014 at 1:10 PM

    No, I don't have a laptop yet. I cleaned off a bunch of old photo files and made enough room to upload 2 files of photos. Don't tell hubby!

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  2. trav4adventuresJanuary 19, 2014 at 1:11 PM

    Oh, and a hummingbird is buzzing around our front door. He/she seems very interested in the cobwebs which are hanging down from the porch roof...maybe making a nest? Do hummingbirds make a nest using spider webs?

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  3. jp@A Green RidgeJanuary 19, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    When your camera is on the tripod, do you manually press the shutter or is it set automatically? ...:)JP

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  4. TaraJanuary 19, 2014 at 6:17 PM

    I believe they do use spiderwebs in their nests....their nests are so cute!

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  5. Donna KJanuary 19, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    Enjoyed your bird pictures. I have some good stills but am having trouble with the in-motion shooting. I shoot through a window and combining that with our dreary dark days, I an having a hard time getting enough light in with a fast shutter speed. It's all practice and experimenting I guess. Your pictures are very nice.

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  6. Donna KJanuary 19, 2014 at 10:20 PM

    Interesting article about hummingbird nests

    http://birding.about.com/od/birdhouses/a/hummingbirdnests.htm

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  7. trav4adventuresJanuary 20, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    I was manually pressing the shutter release, although, toward the end, I could anticipate birds' movements and I was actually able to capture them.

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  8. Pat TillettJanuary 20, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    Oh yeah, I'd say that is a very good beginning. I don't even have a tripod anymore. It's really hard for me to get good bird photos.

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