I keep seeing wonderful, exotic birds — who vanish exactly the minute I have my camera in my hand. Are they afraid of the camera? Does it look like a weapon?
It’s eerie. I walk very quietly into the dining room and put the camera on, facing away from the glass. I turn around — they the one I wanted is gone. All the rest are there, but the Cardinal or that big golden woodpecker?
Rainy morning squirrel. I do believe he’s shaking off the water!I love when they just lay down in the seeds and won’t be moved, no matter how many birds come and try to bump them off the feeder. In this case, a nuthatch got tired of waiting while Mr. Woodpecker rolls in the food.
Flown away. Gone with the wind or at least, a feather.
A plump woodpecker. This one is a Hairy Woodpecker (pretty sure) because he’s bigger and has a long beak.I missed the big red papa but got a nice look at lovely mom. Not as showy as her scarlet mate, she is still a very pretty bird.
That being said, the birds who are used to the feeder are hanging around long enough for me to choose my shots, which helps. I have enough pictures — including ones I have yet to process — so I can pick and choose and hopefully, get better (or at least different) photographs.
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22 thoughts on “SATURDAY’S EARLY BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong”
I never seem to delete enough. If it’s fuzzy, I dump it. The problem comes when the picture is fine but really, it look exactly like the other six. Keep? Delete? So I’m trying to slow down. I can’t shoot that many pictures. My computer won’t live to tell about it.
When I backed them up, it was like backing up three months rather than one. I realized I had to be a little less enthusiastic especially when it’s the SAME birds as usual. But when a new one shows up, well …
Look at that! You got a photo I’ve never captured before in years of photographing squirrels… one shaking off the rain! That looks neat flying off in all directions!
I think the mama Cardinals are quite lovely. Not as bright as the dad, but what a great combination of colors. Who’d think red and olive green would work in combination?
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Great shots!
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I took more than 2000 pictures in January. I decided I needed to slow down and take fewer pictures, but maybe more interesting ones.
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Hee hee, sounds like you have same problem as me! I have slowed down a bit, but mainly now I’m just more ruthless with the delete button 😊
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I never seem to delete enough. If it’s fuzzy, I dump it. The problem comes when the picture is fine but really, it look exactly like the other six. Keep? Delete? So I’m trying to slow down. I can’t shoot that many pictures. My computer won’t live to tell about it.
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External drives are the answer!!!
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I have them, but when I”m looking for a picture, I don’t feel like hooking up …. so I keep most stuff on the drive.
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Fair enough…… Hope the slowing down is going well 😊
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Wow, that’s a lot of pictures!
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When I backed them up, it was like backing up three months rather than one. I realized I had to be a little less enthusiastic especially when it’s the SAME birds as usual. But when a new one shows up, well …
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There is no such thing as a boring bird:)
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But there are some pretty boring photographers. I’m trying not to be one.
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Never.
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😀
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Look at that! You got a photo I’ve never captured before in years of photographing squirrels… one shaking off the rain! That looks neat flying off in all directions!
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First I thought something was wrong with my lens, then I realized wow, it was rain. Cool!
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I saw a mama cardinal yesterday in the ground blending in with the doves — I saw a movement of red beak and there she was. 😁
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I think the mama Cardinals are quite lovely. Not as bright as the dad, but what a great combination of colors. Who’d think red and olive green would work in combination?
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You can actually see the water coming off the squirrel – well done.
Leslie
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I didn’t realize it was raining until I saw the pictures. It was a relatively light rain, but it came out really well in the photographs.
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It did indeed…
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Love the mama cardinal!
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She is lovely.
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