Bird photography

[Bobbie Ireland]

A good piece from "The Zen Birdfeeder" today about photographing birds, with suggestions for getting better pix in your own backyard.

http://wildbirdsunlimited.typepad.com/the_zen_birdfeeder/2011/07/featured-midwest-birding-symposium-speaker-marie-read.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheZenBirdfeeder+%28The+Zen+Birdfeeder%29

(Hmmm... kinda long, that... hope it works!)

[MAK]

   Thanks Bobbie!   
                       

[Bobbie Ireland]

  Thanks Bobbie!   
                       

I was thinking of you in particular re the backyard birds, MAK. Mind you, you are doing quite nicely, thanks, without too much coaching.
 

[Donna]

Saw a Hummer this am at my dads house. Buzzed right in front of me, I was frozen with delight. Went to get my phone to take pics but it never came back. My dad feeds the birds every day...peanuts. I slept over last night to watch his dogs and I woke up to 5 Squirrels, 9 Blue Jays, 4 HUGE crows and many other birds on his deck, waiting for a handout. I handed them out alright. 10 handfuls of peanuts and boy did it get crazy out there. I took a video and will upload to youtube when I get back home from dads. I could live there if his house wasn't so scary. Very creepy at night. They live more in the woods and have no curtains on the windows.....or shades. I feel like I'm being watched so I throw towels on the windows at night for my own piece of mind. Waking up with many eyes on me was freaky but FUN!!!

[MAK]

  Thanks Bobbie!   
                       

I was thinking of you in particular re the backyard birds, MAK. Mind you, you are doing quite nicely, thanks, without too much coaching.
 

I thought maybe! 

[MAK]

Saw a Hummer this am at my dads house. Buzzed right in front of me, I was frozen with delight. Went to get my phone to take pics but it never came back. My dad feeds the birds every day...peanuts. I slept over last night to watch his dogs and I woke up to 5 Squirrels, 9 Blue Jays, 4 HUGE crows and many other birds on his deck, waiting for a handout. I handed them out alright. 10 handfuls of peanuts and boy did it get crazy out there. I took a video and will upload to youtube when I get back home from dads. I could live there if his house wasn't so scary. Very creepy at night. They live more in the woods and have no curtains on the windows.....or shades. I feel like I'm being watched so I throw towels on the windows at night for my own piece of mind. Waking up with many eyes on me was freaky but FUN!!!

  Cool, can't wait!