Winter Birds
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great pics...thanks for sharing. I rigged up a bird feeding station a few weekends ago, and its plain to see in weather like this that our feathered friends are taking full advantage...we need to give them all the help we can give.
is the close up of the great tit a great tit or a coal tit i got some on my feeders but find it hard to tell the diffrence lol nice photos
As above, so many of our wee friends are wiped out at this time of year and rely on us to supplement their food, but just as important remember to give them access to water as it freezes and is hard to source for them, so change it as often as you can before it is a solid block of ice..
Colin
Ahh Coal Tit is it? Ta. Aye one of the neighbours is an ortithingamist. He's does RSPB stuff, such as ringing.
Not an expert, I'm sure if I'm wrong someone with greater knowledge will correct me, but I think the close up is a Great Tit, the other is a Blue Tit, nd some sort of finch..
prety sure its a chaffinch
Beautiful pictures.
They look so pretty out in the snow, its easy to forget how hard life is for them at this time of year.
I've just found two frozen blackbird on my workbench in the garage. I assumed they had gone in their looking for shelter.
They look so pretty out in the snow, its easy to forget how hard life is for them at this time of year.
I've just found two frozen blackbird on my workbench in the garage. I assumed they had gone in their looking for shelter.
Amazing photo's what type of camera did u use ,,, i'v got six feeders in my garden and all i get is sparrows , blue tits , starlings , and the odd robin ...
Been giving them fresh water daily and they dont want to know but i have noticed when they are roosting the knock snow of the oak tree and eat it so they must be getting the water this way and out of preference? Got lots going on in the garden this year with my feeders.
Chaffinches, coal tits, blue tits, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, robin, collared doves, wood pigeons, jays, thrushes, woodpecker (greater spotted) and it went quite the other day when a kestrel landed in the neighbours oak tree and i live in an urban area so its great stuff! when you cant get out for a walk
Chaffinches, coal tits, blue tits, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, robin, collared doves, wood pigeons, jays, thrushes, woodpecker (greater spotted) and it went quite the other day when a kestrel landed in the neighbours oak tree and i live in an urban area so its great stuff! when you cant get out for a walk
It's always hard when using a long lens and a wide aperture to get the bird in pin sharp focus and a few of your otherwise great shots have suffered this.
It often pays off to set the focus manually on the food and take some test shots to make sure you have it set 100% - also, while your bokeh is nice you could probably drop an f stop and still have it nice which would help keep the birds better focussed.
Don't take my comments as negatives though, they're really great shots and I got a lot of pleasure looking at them.
It often pays off to set the focus manually on the food and take some test shots to make sure you have it set 100% - also, while your bokeh is nice you could probably drop an f stop and still have it nice which would help keep the birds better focussed.
Don't take my comments as negatives though, they're really great shots and I got a lot of pleasure looking at them.
If this is on me, I totally agree. But I enjoy stalking more than waiting in cover, and always take pics from the hand instead of using tripod, so it´s sometimes hard to get a decent photo... But I use photos as a documentary of my trips, not as a main reason to go out (but I still try to do it right).
