Battle of the Downys or A Love Spat? I attached an iPhone XR with a Moment Wide Angle lens to a tripod and set it up a short distance from our suet feeder. I used a bluetooth device to...

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Battle of the Downys or A Love Spat?

Mar 29, 2022 17:06:31 #

Roger2011 Loc: Central Illinois

I attached an iPhone XR with a Moment Wide Angle lens to a tripod and set it up a short distance from our suet feeder. I used a bluetooth device to trigger the iPhone camera from about 15 meters away. I generally expect to see various birds coming and going to consume one of these blocks of suet in about three days. Thus I set up the camera to take still photos and not videos. It would have been much better to get a video of this action scene because it went on continuously for more than five minutes. Here is a sampling of more than 100 images I shot in that time interval.

Ms Downy, the one without the red spot, landed on the feeder first and began eating. Then Mr Downy landed about two minutes later, shortly before the first image shown here. Some moments later Ms Downy sensed that something was amiss, and the battle or love spat commenced. I stayed out of it. Right after the last image shown here they flew away.

Mar 29, 2022 17:10:59 #

rogerl Loc: UK (Harrogate, North Yorkshire)

A lovely series of shots!

Mar 29, 2022 17:11:12 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

What a great set. It looks like it suddenly turned into a serious conflict

Mar 29, 2022 17:29:00 #

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Great captures.

Mar 29, 2022 18:10:48 #

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

That's a great series! I guess I'm not the only one that will never understand women! It looks like there is plenty for all!

Mar 29, 2022 18:18:50 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

It is Spring!

Mar 29, 2022 19:40:27 #

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Great series. She seemed to be giving him some scolding

Mar 29, 2022 23:20:29 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

A great sequence. Looks like the female got her way. That happens a lot in every species.

Mar 30, 2022 05:19:07 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Roger2011 wrote:

I attached an iPhone XR with a Moment Wide Angle l... (show quote)

Mar 30, 2022 07:46:59 #

tcthome Loc: NJ

Mar 30, 2022 11:16:34 #

Horseart Loc: Alabama

Great set. To me, it looks like Mama trying to teach son to eat at the feeder so she won't have to feed him any more. I saw this happen a lot when I had over 40 species of birds coming to my feeders in Tn.

Mar 30, 2022 11:26:53 #