Blue tits at the feeder

pyry

Here's my effort at catching blue tits. Shot at a feeder near my home on a cold very early spring day.









Pretty little fellows aren't they? :lust

Some more birds from the set right here.

SKM

Hi I think the first is the best of the bunch although they are all a bit small and, the problem with feeders here is the cluttered background. Could you have got a bit closer?

I have been trying for ages to get a decent shot of a blue tit, quite difficult cos they are very fast. I get most of my shots at a country park and put seeds on a fence post and set up a perch above that. Then if you are lucky they will land on the perch first and you can get a shot with a good clear background.

I also like the fourth where you have got the bird in flight. I know it is not totally sharp but I have tried many times and have got nowhere as clear as yours

Regards

Stan

pyry

SKM wrote:

Hi I think the first is the best of the bunch although they are all a bit small and, the problem with feeders here is the cluttered background. Could you have got a bit closer?

I was already as close as the birds would let me. And besides, I like to show more than just the bird, a bit of context. The feeder is in a wooded area, hence the braches everywhere.

SKM wrote:

I have been trying for ages to get a decent shot of a blue tit, quite difficult cos they are very fast. I get most of my shots at a country park and put seeds on a fence post and set up a perch above that. Then if you are lucky they will land on the perch first and you can get a shot with a good clear background.

If that doesn't get you a decent shot, put the camera on a tripod and sit at the other end of the cable release. And shooting birds is always going involve luck. Hard work and preparation can only be traded for some of it

SKM wrote:

I also like the fourth where you have got the bird in flight. I know it is not totally sharp but I have tried many times and have got nowhere as clear as yours.

Thanks! It's a bit of a rescue case I'll admit, but it's the best I've ever got of these little guys in flight

Thanks for the c&c Stan!

DonRicklin

What lens are you shooting?

Don

pyry

LRmvcDonR wrote:

What lens are you shooting?

Don

Canon's not-quite-long-enough-really 100-400 L trombone.

teamracephotos

They are very pretty!
I have never seen one before. I have tryed to capture the little birds around my house. It is very hard they move so fast! MM

Maestro

pyry wrote:

Canon's not-quite-long-enough-really 100-400 L trombone.

I love that lens. Really nice shots of the tit! I wish I could see these one day.

dbaker1221

beautiful birds

pyry

Thanks for your comments, everyone!

Maestro wrote:

I love that lens. Really nice shots of the tit! I wish I could see these one day.

It is a fine lens. As for spotting these birds, take a vacation to almost anywhere in Europe. Up where I live, in southern Finland, these little guys are chirping away in every other tree all year long.

And since we're talking about traveling, I'll have come to Florida and spot me a few Northern flickers that put holes in the side of the Space Shuttle once