November 1, 2016

In the past week and a half, I have had lots of good times photographing birds at or near our bird feeders in the backyard of our house. I have also thrown away lots of photos because they were taken in low light and the grass in the background was in focus but not the birds in the foreground. I will have to check out the dynamics of my Canon SX 30 IS to see what setting regarding focusing I need to change. Anyone have any ideas?

Anyway, here are some of my better samples.

A Female House Sparrow and a Female House Finch at a Feeder (29-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Blue Jay Below the Feeders Searching the Ground (29-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Non-breeding Male Starling Scrunches Himself Together at a Feeder (29-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Blue Jay Up on the Feeder (29-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

I do like photographs I can get away from our feeders. This one looks like it believes that it is hiding from me is it is behind this twig in the tree. 

 

Male Cardinal in an Ash Tree (26-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

Bright-red Male Cardinal in the Ash Tree (26-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Male Cardinal in a Slightly Different Position in the Ash Tree (26-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Blue Jay Was Up on the Feeder Again (23-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

Or Do You Like the Blue Jay Better on the Ground? (23-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

I try to be fair to the European Starling and take their photos, too. But these imports seem to scare away other birds whenever they are around the feeders.

 

Three Non-breeding Starlings Tackle the Suet Block (23-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

The Underside of a House Sparrow as Seen High Up in the Ash Tree (22-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

And as always there are plenty of our regular feeders.

 

A Group of House Sparrows Hunting for Seeds (22-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

And Something Freaked There So They Fly Away (22-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

Mourning Doves Seem to Be Always Calm and Collected (21-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

A Single Non-breeding Male Starling (21-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

This Male and Female House Sparrow Might Be a Mated Pair (21-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

A Male House Finch Joins the House Sparrows (20-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

This Female Cardinal Check Out Her Surroundings But Is Fine With Sparrows (20-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

Femal House Sparrow Has Found a Sunflower Seed (20-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

While grey squirrels are rodents and can keep birds away from our feeders, they are also beautiful in their own right.

 

Grey  Squirrel with an Oscillating Tail in Our Flowering Plum Tree (20-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

 

With a Raised and Spread Out Regal Tail This Squirrel Enjoys Lunch (20-Oct-16; © Richard L. Bowman)

Even though I have seen many of these kinds of bird for "millions" of times, I still enjoy their many antics and poses.

 

--©2014-16, Richard L. Bowman

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