Feeding the Birds
#1831
^ I just had two of those in my yard! I think they were here for the fountain and not the bird seed because as I watched from the house they went from a little tree and then towards the fountain but I couldn't see where they landed. I was about to buy some more no mess bird seed yesterday but the store was closed. Now I'm thinking I don't want to buy that same old seed because I keep getting all these black birds and I don't get the finches that I want so I found some old finch food I had and put it out and I'll see how it works today.
#1833
I've only seen them a few times and have managed only a few photos. They are cool looking birds.
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#1835
They are tough birds to photograph in my opinion. The black mask and dark eye, and he was in the shade. My shutter speed was relatively high, f stop 6.3 ISO 1250, but the photo still looks a bit too soft or grainy? Maybe some camera shake as I was pointing up? I like his pose in this one a bit better.
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#1839
Registered User
This isn't exactly a bird, but it flies. I haven't been able to get a clear focused shot; it is small and translucent and hard to get the camera to focus on. But it is beautiful, I think.
#1840
Love dragonfiles!