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I can sit all day on my deck and watch birds. We're on a small lake so we get herons (blue and green), kingfishers and ospreys. Lots of bluebirds and other song birds. An occasional Coppers Hawk that grabs a sparrow for a meal. This summer we put up hummingbird feeders and they a fun to watch. They remind me of sea horses...
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And do you need something to stabilize it, like a tripod, or a single stick thingie? |
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I think it has an inbuilt 'stabilizer' when using maximum zoom. It also has a great panorama mode. p.s. all the shots in post #22 were taken on this same camera.
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I have an interest in birds. I don’t travel specifically to bird watch but I always bird watch when we travel- if that makes sense?
When our oldest child was small it was challenging to get him to eat breakfast ( especially in the allotted time each morning). So I purchased a set up from Wild Birds Unlimited and set the feeder just outside the window next to the kitchen table. I would tell my son, “Look at those birds eating breakfast! Let’s eat too!” It worked fairly well. He would sit and watch, and eat. All was well until one day he’s asked, “Dad, wha burd dat?” I had no idea what bird that was. So I ordered a Birds of North America reference book. We looked up every bird we saw. My son knew probably 20-30 birds by the time he was 5. At 15 he remembers very few. But that’s how it started for me. I started seeing birds every Spring and Fall on their migration that I had never seen before. Rose Breasted Grosbeaks and Indigo buntings usually come through in large flocks starting the third week of April every year. I’ve gotten to where I look forward to it. We have a family of redbellied woodpeckers in our yard that bring their annual brood to the feeder, first to feed them and then to teach them how to use the feeder on their own. We have lots of hummingbirds too. One recently got “caught” in a skylight on our porch and became to exhausted to fly. I rehabbed it for a short time and she regained her strength and flew off. I’m afraid I’ve become a bird nerd. IMG_9446.jpgIMG_9443.jpgIMG_9442.jpgIMG_9445.jpgIMG_9429.jpgIMG_9428.jpg |
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Great collection, TRose. Love that Indigo Bunting... gorgeous!
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Yesterday my wife was in the driveway and said to me "there's an animal in the (flip top) garbage can." We have had a history of raccoons and there's always a rabies warning this time of year so we were a little cautious about it. A quick peek showed nothing in the garbage can.
Meanwhile, the birds in an adjacent evergreen tree/shrub were going crazy. I thought maybe a baby bird had fallen out of its nest. I had some cardboard boxes next to garbage can and looked inside one: sure enough there was a bird in there wedged between two milk jugs which had apparently but broken his fall and had him stuck. I took the jugs out but he didn't fly out; apparently he hadn't quite figured it out yet or maybe he was hurt. So I put the cardboard box next to the base of the shrub and turned it on its size, allowing the little fella to scamper out quick as a flash and into the shrub. I don't know if he was hurt or if he had made it back to the nest but that was my good deed for the day.
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What variety of woodpecker feeding it's youngster? Nice. We have entire bird families now, parents are bringing this years babies just as they do every year.
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Welcome to the geeky world of birding! I've been hooked on our feathered friends since I was a kid. I've got an elderly green cheeked conjure that keeps me company and occasionally inserts herself into my promo vids. Just because I needed something besides guitars to GAS over I started taking pix.
Cedar Waxwing, accidentally dipped his tail into a can of yellow paint Blue Heron, the official bird of Portland, OR Bald Eagle trying to steal dinner from an Osprey
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Lucky mostly
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Jcave, That is a Red Bellied woodpecker feeding its youngster. The same adult species of bird is pictured on the feeder and you can see the blush on the belly that gives the bird it’s name. |
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Thanks Kerbie! The Indigo is always a treat to see. |
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@rllink
I was surprised at how many birds showed up in my yard when I paid attention. You can download an app by Audubon. It has a field guide, and you can keep track of your sightings. The Merlin app by Cornell Ornithology is nice for bird identification.
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This thread is making me want to buy a camera!! Amazing photos!
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