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Really Basic Bird Photography 101…
Okay, from the department of “well that was obvious,” I present to you this week’s bird photography pearl of wisdom: (dramatic drum-roll and trumpet crescendo) open your windows! Yes kids, it’s true…taking pictures through a window can reduce the clarity and crispness of your pictures. Shocked, aren’t you?
Of course, even better and more obvious advice [...]
Northern cardinals or Arizona Cardinals?
Ah, something special is in the air, friends! It’s that time of year again when my favorite birds change from bluebirds and goldfinches to Ravens, Falcons, Seahawks, and even Eagles. Yep, it’s NFL season again, and it all starts tonight in Pittsburgh! Now we don’t go ballistic on football in our house mind you (the TV is hardly ever [...]
Eastern bluebirds return…part two!
Okay, I’ve got some time now, so let’s get started with those beloved bluebirds! By the way, I’ve got a ton of pictures for you today, and four of them are from you all, which is great! Well, Thursday morning we were sitting at the breakfast table with the usual birds outside, when all of a [...]
Fun birds and gorgeous weather!
Wow! What a beautiful morning to be out bird watching today…pleasant breeze blowing, Carolina blue skies above…absolutely glorious! I refilled and cleaned our hummingbird feeder last night, so there were some happy hummers this morning. Next project is replacing ye olde seed plate. You can see from the Carolina chickadee picture below that the red [...]
Goldfinches, baby towhees, and a hungry bluebird nestling!
Hi, everybody! I’ve got some really fun pictures for you today, including a reader-submitted bluebird photo! I’ll start with the news that we’ve finally put a finch feeder (filled with thistle seed) back up, and the goldfinches are loving it. The old one had been decimated by hungry squirrels and house finches, and it was [...]
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