Thanks for taking the time to give my pals a look. Once I get a few dozen of these characters will surely send a bunch your way.

Ron

Day # 6 - Date : Thursday, October 19, 2017

The replacement workers have arrived from the north. The first bunch of 3 or 4 arrived yesterday evening and have made themselves quite at home.These dark ones usually arrive in the first part of the fall, staying all winter to help diminish my millet seed supply. They take over from the Sparrows that leave for the warmth of the south. I still have a copla species of these birds with me (Song and Chipping) but they will probably be gone by next week. The only problem with these birds is that they are twilight diners which usually means that its a bit darker when they come to the feeders, making good photos fairly difficult. However, the T6i performs quite well in these adverse conditions even at high ISO values. Right now I have about half a dozen in but usually by Christmas the number will grow to at least 2 dozen. Hope you enjoy my pics of these little ones from the northern territories.

LittleRed (Ron)

T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm, 1/500, f7.1, auto ISO (200)


T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm, 1/500, f7.1, auto ISO (400)


T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 500mm, 1/1000, f6.3, auto ISO (400)


T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 550mm, 1/1000, f7.1, auto ISO (400)

Yes it is a "cool" bird now literally as the temps are a-dropping quickly up here. Thanks for looking davyboy.

Ron

Thanks Leicaflex for the thumbs up.

Ron

Thanks Swamp-Cork for the kind words, is appreciated.

Ron

Day # 5 - Date : Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Surprise, surprise. Thought all these birds had left for sourthern climates as I had not seen one in the past week or so. But out of the spruce trees this solitary fella popped today. Actually I should not be totally surprised as I had one stay all winter last year, all through 20 below celcius and a metre and a half of snow. Took a bit of babying to get him through the toughest nites (special covered feeder and a water heater to keep his drinking fountain unfrozen). But he endured and in the spring moved on to the breeding grounds north along with another bunch of his kind. Perhaps this is the same character, but I doubt it. This one appears to be a second year bird, much younger that the one that stayed the winter. I'm sure that by tomorrow he will be on his way. The last pic is of the gentleman that spent last winter with us. This pic was taken last September before the snow began flying.

LittleRed (Ron)

Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f4, ISO auto (160)


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f4, ISO auto (200)


Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f4.5, ISO auto (160)

Thanks for looking photophile, tis appreciated.

Ron

Gosh, your bringing back posts I forgot I even made. Guess one thing that fades fast with age is your memory. Happy you have enjoyed my pics. I'm surprised you haven't seen any at your feeders ( both Common and Boat-tailed ) as they are quite prevalent on the east coast, especially Florida. If you like I'll send you a few ;-)

Ron

Totally forgot about this posting. Thanks for the kind words.

Ron

Good thing about the juveniles is that they are not as spooky as the adults. They haven't learned the dangers of man's world yet, but they will!! So they pose more readily and closer.

Ron

Thanks jaymatt for the kind comments. Tis appreciated.

Ron

Yes phlash46 a good lens is a wonderful item to have. Makes taking pics so much more pleasurable. I also use a Tamron 150-600 and although the pics are reasonably sharp there is no comparison to the Canon 300 prime. But it is much more versatile. Thanks for the comments on my pics, appreciated.

Ron

Thanks DebAnn for looking at my pics. Appreciated.

Ron

Happy I could of been of some help Bill de. There are a lot of different colorizations between adults and juveniles in the birding world. Thanks for looking in.

Ron

Thanks Jerry for the comment, always happy to hear from you.

Ron