I tried to get some wrens

Maestro

that were playing in the bird bath, but the minute they sensed me, they were gone. But I noticed a ton of birds in the back field. I believe they were sparrows. They were moving so fast feeding on the insects in the field that my autofocus really would not work so I switched to manual.

This autofocus did turn out just to give you an idea of what the birds were doing. Do you see them?




Anyhow, I tried to get some action shots on manual. Only three came out. The rest just showed little blurs on the screen. :roflAnd even these aren't that great.

Skimming for insects.


Cruisng along...I like the pic of the wing here.


Can't find anything....back to the trees.


While I was snapping these photos, pesky mockingbird showed up.

Bird on a wire


I did catch this action shot of some bird. I don't know what it is, but it was landing on a branch of a dead tree.


Here is the bird perched.


This one was actually with a friend.


So anyhow, I couldn't get the wrens but I got a few shots anyway.

Ric Grupe

Those would be Swallows. You can tell by the split tail and the acrobatic behavior. They are a pleasure to watch.

Maestro

Ric Grupe wrote:

Those would be Swallows. You can tell by the split tail and the acrobatic behavior. They are a pleasure to watch.

Yep, I was pretty sure about that. My birding abilities are improving daily. And they are very acrobatic for sure! Is that a sparrow that I caught landing on that branch?

gluwater

Maestro wrote:

Yep, I was pretty sure about that. My birding abilities are improving daily. And they are very acrobatic for sure! Is that a sparrow that I caught landing on that branch?

The bird landing on the dead tree is also a swallow. They are called Tree Swallows. You can look up details on them here.

ysr612

here is a wren with a spider

here is the mate with a grasshopper

Maestro

ysr612 wrote:

here is a wren with a spider

here is the mate with a grasshopper

Thanks. Mine are definitely wrens as well but not that exact kind. I am going to have to sneak up on them or get a bigger telephoto lens.

Maestro

gluwater wrote:

The bird landing on the dead tree is also a swallow. They are called Tree Swallows. You can look up details on them here.

Thanks. I'll check out the link.