Small Birds In The Snow Again Our Yard 12-29-2021
Dec 30, 2021 17:13:45 #
Keeping my D850 with the 500pF attached 'handy' when managing our critter feeding program and cooking and cleaning and so forth, oh that's my wife. Anyway I slip outside for a brief moment from time to time and managed to capture a few fun shots.
The cold has allowed me to get much closer than usual. Some of the shots posted are at the minimum focusing distance-10ft- almost filling the frame. many were slightly soft-inside the min focus range and are unusable.
Fox Sparrows outnumber the Dark-eyed Juncos it seems. They are competing with the Spotted Towhees for the extra seed we throw out on our railing in sub-freezing snowy weather. We have parrots, another avians so we have a variety of seed. I see the Fox Sparrow, Juncos, Towhees, Golden-crowned Sparrows and Chickadees feeding cheek by jowl in this weather. They cannot get at the small things they live on because of the snow cover.
Still cold here-average is 43 F. Today was a warm 32 F! Wind picking up-I hope we do not have another cold power outage!
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The cold has allowed me to get much closer than usual. Some of the shots posted are at the minimum focusing distance-10ft- almost filling the frame. many were slightly soft-inside the min focus range and are unusable.
Fox Sparrows outnumber the Dark-eyed Juncos it seems. They are competing with the Spotted Towhees for the extra seed we throw out on our railing in sub-freezing snowy weather. We have parrots, another avians so we have a variety of seed. I see the Fox Sparrow, Juncos, Towhees, Golden-crowned Sparrows and Chickadees feeding cheek by jowl in this weather. They cannot get at the small things they live on because of the snow cover.
Still cold here-average is 43 F. Today was a warm 32 F! Wind picking up-I hope we do not have another cold power outage!
Download and enjoy!
Fox Sparrow
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
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Spotted Towhee
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Dark-eyed Junco
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
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Male Anna's Hummingbird Still In The Cold
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Dec 30, 2021 17:35:01 #
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Dec 30, 2021 18:01:19 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
Keeping my D850 with the 500pF attached 'handy' wh... (show quote)
This is a beautifully photographed set! Your extra feeding effort in critical conditions can save lives. It is fun seeing commuters on the Pacific flyway that are common to both of our yards.
Dec 30, 2021 18:03:02 #
Dec 30, 2021 19:04:06 #
Dec 30, 2021 19:10:07 #
Wonderful shots as usual Tim, it's hard to pick favorites when they are all so sharp and well photographed.
Fingers crossed, we will get out of this cold snap soon!
Rob
Fingers crossed, we will get out of this cold snap soon!
Rob
Dec 30, 2021 19:39:27 #
Dec 30, 2021 19:54:05 #
NMGal wrote:
Your little friends look all puffed up from the cold. Very nice series.
Thanx! Yes it remains cold with more snow.
Dec 30, 2021 19:55:41 #
UTMike wrote:
Tack sharp work, Tim!
Thanx! Low light and shallow DOF due close proximity makes things challenging.
Dec 30, 2021 19:56:02 #
FotoHog wrote:
Top notch!!!
Thanx for the kind words and for viewing!
Dec 30, 2021 19:57:39 #
rockdog wrote:
This is a beautifully photographed set! Your extra feeding effort in critical conditions can save lives. It is fun seeing commuters on the Pacific flyway that are common to both of our yards.
Thanx! Yes it is fun. I admire the resilience of these little guys.
Dec 30, 2021 19:58:06 #
smilenangler wrote:
Nice shooting!
Thanx for the kind words and for viewing!
Dec 30, 2021 19:58:18 #
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