Hooded Orioles At My Feeders
Jul 8, 2021 17:21:12 #
More of my 600mm close-ups.
Well the early nesters now have immature young as big as they are.
#1 Mature male (through double pane glass)
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/3200 @ f/6.3, ISO-2500
#2 Mature female (different feeder back in early spring)
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO-1600
#3 Immature male just developing the "bib" and dark wings that define the "hood"
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/4000 @ f/6.3, ISO-2000
And now that our So. Cal. summer is well started and below 90°F is a chilly day more of my shots will be through glass. The AC works too hard to make it livable inside to ruin it by opening the slider to take pictures. Well if something really good shows up, maybe for a few minutes. But if the pool and water are melting, NO! I do need to get the new mister up over the bird bath. I got one that with the water turned on is supposed to use only 1/2 gal of water an hour. Even if I run it 6-8 hours a day I use more than that washing my hands several times a day. (Wife is retired Surgical RN - you will wash your hands!!! Long and often.) I'll test it and then maybe put up a frame around the biggest bird bath and have one on each side of it or build a picnic table size frame with roof and move the potted plants under it and have one on each corner with a water dish under each. Cool the birds, keep the water dish filled and water the potted plants all at once. If I have the yard guy rip out a lot of the grass and replace with desert wild flowers etc. I can cut out most of the watering for the yard and end up using less water even with the misters going.
Well the early nesters now have immature young as big as they are.
#1 Mature male (through double pane glass)
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/3200 @ f/6.3, ISO-2500
#2 Mature female (different feeder back in early spring)
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO-1600
#3 Immature male just developing the "bib" and dark wings that define the "hood"
Canon 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/4000 @ f/6.3, ISO-2000
And now that our So. Cal. summer is well started and below 90°F is a chilly day more of my shots will be through glass. The AC works too hard to make it livable inside to ruin it by opening the slider to take pictures. Well if something really good shows up, maybe for a few minutes. But if the pool and water are melting, NO! I do need to get the new mister up over the bird bath. I got one that with the water turned on is supposed to use only 1/2 gal of water an hour. Even if I run it 6-8 hours a day I use more than that washing my hands several times a day. (Wife is retired Surgical RN - you will wash your hands!!! Long and often.) I'll test it and then maybe put up a frame around the biggest bird bath and have one on each side of it or build a picnic table size frame with roof and move the potted plants under it and have one on each corner with a water dish under each. Cool the birds, keep the water dish filled and water the potted plants all at once. If I have the yard guy rip out a lot of the grass and replace with desert wild flowers etc. I can cut out most of the watering for the yard and end up using less water even with the misters going.
Jul 8, 2021 17:26:42 #
Jul 8, 2021 17:42:03 #
UTMike wrote:
Excellent work with beautiful birds, Bob (as usual)!
Thanks very much.
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