A Good Day for Birding
It was a great day yesterday. I had only two clients each at opposite ends of the day so I spent the hours in between at the park and had a great time! Oh, and check this out Deb. I didn’t know I had this until I saw the photo: Birds are as follows: black-capped chickadee, slate-coloured Junco, female pileated woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch x2, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, red-breasted nuthatch, female pileated woodpecker, male pileated woodpecker, and male pileatedwoodpecker Most were shot in aperture or shutter priority with an ISO of 800.
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Good job and sweet little birdies.
Butch VilleneuveButch’s Consulting Ltd(780) 405-6909
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:42:59 +0000 To: butch_vill@hotmail.com
October 26, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Thanks Butch. a hobby that I love that is totally in the moment.
October 27, 2013 at 10:44 pm
The pileated woodpecker photos were fantastic, especially that bottom one… wow! I keep trying to get a halfways decent photo of one of these, but each time my photo ends up blurry. I think my best chance is to try to photograph one after the leaves have fallen, so I’ll have more light and can have a faster shutter speed.
I love red-breasted nuthatches. We only get them down here in the winter if there is a shortage of nuts and seeds up north. I had several wintering in my yard last winter; it was a real treat. I think they are so cute!
The other photos were good, too. And it was nice seeing the slate-colored junco. 🙂
October 26, 2013 at 9:05 pm
I was feeding chickadees once when a red-breasted nuthatch landed in my hand-so light and I was so excited.Yes I got quite a few of the pileateds that day and very happy with the detail in that last one, except for cutting off the tail.
October 27, 2013 at 10:47 pm
Wow, the woodpecker shots are really good. They are hard to sneak up on and even to find in the first place.
October 30, 2013 at 6:17 am
It flew right over me and I knew it was going straight to the bird feeders. It was literally 5 feet ahead and in the open. (that’s the last shot). then it moved in to the woods and there were sticks in the way but did get some clear shots. I followed it then saw the mate and alternated between the two.They got sick of me then flew away Kind of wished I backed off earlier and gave them some peace but was so caught up in getting a decent shot.
October 31, 2013 at 5:25 pm