Northern cardinal
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 [...]
Thursday birds and boys…
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 [...]
Bluebird video plans and another bird quiz…
We’ve got something exciting brewing this week here at ye olde bird blog…it’s bluebird fledging time again, and I think I’ve come up with a way to guarantee we capture the first flights on video! Stay tuned, but in the meantime, let’s have a little bird quiz…
The Carolina wren up above is
A. attempting to lay an egg on [...]
More Carolina snow tonight?
Central North Carolina may get a couple inches overnight…we’ll see. Once again, I present the excellent photography of Dave Bertram. Root hard for snow! Dave
More birds in the snow!
Here are four more gems from the camera of fellow local bird watcher Dave Bertram. This one above has quickly become one of my all-time favorites! Does anything say winter better than a male cardinal in the snow? Not in my book…
Of course I love the bluebird pictures he shared too! And yes, bluebirds do [...]
Hawk versus mourning dove and finding a tiger swallowtail butterfly!
It’s an eclectic mix of pictures today on Dave’s Bird Watching Blog…I don’t usually start with house finches, but I really liked the contrast of pink and green in this picture on the left. We’re seeing a fair amount of finches right now at our plate. Occasionally, we even see one of these guys below. Now, I [...]
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 [...]
More hummingbird pictures and some molting cardinals…
Well, Tropical Storm Hanna has finally blown through eastern NC, and we have once again returned to beautiful Carolina blue skies and great outdoor weather! And speaking of blue, we saw a bluebird in our tree at breakfast this morning! Didn’t get a picture, but it was very pale…either a female or a maturing juvenile. [...]
Rainy day blue jay!
Hi! We’ve been dealing with the stormy remnants of Tropical Storm Faye here in central North Carolina, so I’ve got some wet bird pictures to share with you today. I love cloudy, rainy days for taking pictures outside…you get some really nice shots, and the green colors seem to come alive. Everything just “pops” a little [...]
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