Feeding time.

Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
edited November 22, 2006 in Wildlife
I'm In connecticut on leave. I finally got a vacation. While staying with my parents, I parked myself out in the back yard. THere are three bird feeders and I was trying to get a shot of the cardinal families that frequent these feeders. But both the male and the female were very timid. I mannaged these few.. I was outside for an hour in the cold, and after a while I couldn't feel my fingers..

Enjoy. :):


I tried bracketing a couple shots to lighten this squirrel up, but theis was the best one.

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A Female Downy. There was a male around the other day but they are very timid.

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Blue Jay

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Starling. I have a couple action shots of him/her eating. Cought one of him/her with it's mouth open..:ivar .. Ehh, I'll load them up.

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Comments

  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2006
    nice shots! Must be nice to have all the birds come to you! :D
    Glenn

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2006
    Very nice shots. I love the blue jay.
    Stephen
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2006
    Its great to have a feeder to watch. Excellent captures. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2006
    good shotsthumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2006
    Nice series, well done.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2006
    THanx guys. I enjoyed taking these. I am glad ya'll enjoyed them too.
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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2006
    Yay clap.gif I like the cardinal shot especially. Are these the ones that came before mom scared them away?

    Does that starling only have one leg or is it a trick of the angle? Also, that little downy looks a lot like a small woodpecker. I'm gonna have to go freeze out on the deck and see if I can get any visitors :)
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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2006
    Phyxius wrote:
    Yay clap.gif I like the cardinal shot especially. Are these the ones that came before mom scared them away?

    Does that starling only have one leg or is it a trick of the angle? Also, that little downy looks a lot like a small woodpecker. I'm gonna have to go freeze out on the deck and see if I can get any visitors :)

    I didn't get any Cardinals. I think she came out before a majority of the birds were out. The Starlin has two legs. HE straddling the feeder. OIne leg on the other side of him.

    THe Downy is a woodpecker. I hear them tapping at the trees around here. The male is impressive, he has a red spod on the back of his head.
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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2006
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:

    I didn't get any Cardinals. I think she came out before a majority of the birds were out. The Starlin has two legs. HE straddling the feeder. OIne leg on the other side of him.

    THe Downy is a woodpecker. I hear them tapping at the trees around here. The male is impressive, he has a red spod on the back of his head.

    Wow, I had a brilliant post, huh? Just goes to show I can't multi-task as well as I thought I could. I have no idea where I got cardinal from. I meant Blue Jay. headscratch.gif

    Aww, so I'm not crazy then, about the downy? I guess I've just never seen a female before. We do have a male that hangs out by the feeder every once in a while, but I haven't seen him in quite some time.
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