LittleRed

Day # 7 - Date : Friday, October 20, 2017

Tis one of my most favourite yard birds, this sweet singing little brown bird. Am down to only 2 hanger-ons right now, that from a high of about 8 this summer of both adults and fledglings. Shortly they will also be turning themselves south and departing for the warmer temps. They are one of the first sparrows to arrive in the spring and one of the last to leave in the fall. It is a real treat to the ears to sit on the deck in early summer and listen to these fellas fill the air with their beautiful songs. I know youse down south have your Mockingbirds and Thrashers to produce natures music but up north where I live we only basically have this one. Once in a while we get a Brown Thrasher but not too often, so we tend to depend on the Song Sparrow for his magical voice. This may be changing in the future as your singers are gradually moving north due to the changes in the weather patterns. The Mockingbirds are being seen in mid Michigan and just this year a Thrasher took up residence at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory on the south shore of Lake Superior. Quite a few of the southern birds have been moving northerly as the world warms up. (heck, we even had an CaraCara (known as a Mexican Eagle) spend most of the summer in the area). Like Dylan said in his song, "The Times Are A-Changing"!!!
Hope you enjoy me pics as much as I did taking them.

Ron

PS - I realize the last pic has been pushed a mite, but what the heck, it ain't that bad :-)

T6i, Canon 300mm, 1/1000, f4, auto ISO @ 125


T6i, Canon 300mm, 1/1000, f4, auto ISO @ 160


T6i, Canon 300mm, 1/1000, f4, auto ISO @ 160


T6i, Canon 300mm, 1/1000, f4.5, auto ISO @ 1250

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent set.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

A very beautiful set, Ron!

LittleRed

Thanks for the kind words, appreciated.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks Corky for looking in at my pics, tis appreciated.

Ron

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Very nice shots

one shot Loc: Pisgah Forest NC

In the last shot, if you add just a touch of black I don't think that wire or whatever it is in front of the bird will show up. Would like to know if you try that.

LittleRed

Thanks Leicaflex for the thumbs up, is appreciated.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks Jerry for the kind words. Always a treat to hear from you.

Ron

LittleRed

Thanks one shot for the hint on how to get rid of the remains of the wire in my picture. In order to keep some of the larger birds such as Pigeons and Grackles from getting all the seed I cage some of my feeding stations so that only the smaller birds can get in. By doing so I also make it difficult to get a clean shot. As for your suggestion I guess all I can say is I "would if I could". However the PP program (editor) I use is not capable of doing anything that fancy. The program I currently use is one I obtained free with one of my first digital camera (Olympus 3mp) which only allows you to do very minor corrections such as crop and sharpen. So I believe that what you have advised me to do is not possible at this time. Regardless, thanks for the advice and also for looking at my pics, tis appreciated.

Ron

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Beautiful images, LittleRed!

LittleRed

thanks sailorsmom

Ron