Pictures of Birds at your feeders - Wildlife Gardeners

joepyeweed · 01-19-2009, 04:13 PM

I thought I would start a thread for bird feeder pictures.

Most of these are from last summer...

NEWisc · 01-19-2009, 04:52 PM

Nice photos! They all seem so sharp and bright; how did you do that?

joepyeweed · 01-19-2009, 05:49 PM

How did I do that? Part luck, I guess. For every picture that is posted, there is probably 20 more pics of that same bird, that aren't as good.

That particular feeder is up against a bluff, so it gets just the right light in the morning. The background is dark and the light is coming from behind where I am sitting.
I always get good pictures there in late morning, just as the sun comes over the bluff, but before the light fills the background.

I have a big lens (400 mm) so I can get sharp close ups. You can see male grosbeak on the ground, he is in the shade, so he is not as sharp and bright as the others.

doccat5 · 01-19-2009, 07:22 PM

Those are beautiful joepyeweed, thanks for sharing them with us

Sage · 01-19-2009, 08:00 PM

Well captured collection, joepyeweed!

1) is a chickadee on the dowel shoved through the suet cake. It's on the balcony floor cuz I get reported to mgt if I hang it up.

2) a pair of Northern Cardinals on the tray under the feeder (a condo rule

)

doccat5 · 01-19-2009, 08:04 PM

Good grief, Sage. You have a condo with an HOA?

Sage · 01-19-2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doccat5

Good grief, Sage. You have a condo with an HOA?

All condos have them! But they provide maintenance, landscaping, poisons for the lawn, swimming pool, snow plowing and RULES!

For a couple hundred a month, of course.

doccat5 · 01-20-2009, 07:19 AM

Well, with RULES too, what a deal! ROFLMAO.......hmmm, I can see condo's are not going to be an option down the line. DH has rather er, "strong" opinions about this sort of thing.

MaggyNoLia · 01-27-2009, 05:03 PM

Here are a few shots of bluebirds at our feeders just the other day. Shots 2-4 were taken while it was raining.

MaggyNoLia · 01-27-2009, 05:07 PM

And a couple more shots of birds at our feeders.

01-19-2009, 04:13 PM	#1
joepyeweed Heron Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Illinois	Pictures of Birds at your feeders I thought I would start a thread for bird feeder pictures. Most of these are from last summer... Attached Thumbnails

01-19-2009, 04:52 PM	#2
NEWisc Fox Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin	Nice photos! They all seem so sharp and bright; how did you do that? __________________ . Age is a biological fact. Old is a state of mind. I will age, but I refuse to get old.

01-19-2009, 08:00 PM	#5
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Well captured collection, joepyeweed! 1) is a chickadee on the dowel shoved through the suet cake. It's on the balcony floor cuz I get reported to mgt if I hang it up. 2) a pair of Northern Cardinals on the tray under the feeder (a condo rule ) Attached Thumbnails __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

01-27-2009, 05:03 PM	#9
MaggyNoLia Fox Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina	Here are a few shots of bluebirds at our feeders just the other day. Shots 2-4 were taken while it was raining. Attached Thumbnails

01-27-2009, 05:07 PM	#10
MaggyNoLia Fox Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina	And a couple more shots of birds at our feeders. Attached Thumbnails

01-19-2009, 05:49 PM	#3
joepyeweed Heron Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Illinois	How did I do that? Part luck, I guess. For every picture that is posted, there is probably 20 more pics of that same bird, that aren't as good. That particular feeder is up against a bluff, so it gets just the right light in the morning. The background is dark and the light is coming from behind where I am sitting. I always get good pictures there in late morning, just as the sun comes over the bluff, but before the light fills the background. I have a big lens (400 mm) so I can get sharp close ups. You can see male grosbeak on the ground, he is in the shade, so he is not as sharp and bright as the others.

01-19-2009, 07:22 PM	#4
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Those are beautiful joepyeweed, thanks for sharing them with us

01-19-2009, 08:04 PM	#6
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Good grief, Sage. You have a condo with an HOA?

01-20-2009, 07:19 AM	#8
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Well, with RULES too, what a deal! ROFLMAO.......hmmm, I can see condo's are not going to be an option down the line. DH has rather er, "strong" opinions about this sort of thing.

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