Northern Cardinal
A pair of them.
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted nuthatch
Chickadees putting on a display
This time of year they have plenty to say.
Red-belly woodpecker
Hmmmmm - the beavers are coming up from the river to munch on some trees.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Birding at Whetstone park
The weather warmed up a bit on Sunday and so Steve and I took Emma on a walk at Whetstone. We stopped at the bird feeder to see if there was any action going on, and there were a lot of birds taking advantage of the nicer weather. I also tried out my new camera and lens - a Canon Rebel XTi and 300 mm zoom with IS.
Northern Cardinal
A pair of them.
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted nuthatch
Chickadees putting on a display
This time of year they have plenty to say.
Red-belly woodpecker
Hmmmmm - the beavers are coming up from the river to munch on some trees.
Northern Cardinal
A pair of them.
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted nuthatch
Chickadees putting on a display
This time of year they have plenty to say.
Red-belly woodpecker
Hmmmmm - the beavers are coming up from the river to munch on some trees.
could be my screen, but it appears that the focal point is just a wee-bit in front of the birds.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably operator error - I need to figure out how to set my camera up to have only one dot in the AF area. The pics that were taken with AF did focus on the feeder rather than the bird. The pics of the ones in the bushes I focused manually, and was able to pick up the bird rather than the background or foreground.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment - I'll spend some time with the manual.
what incredibly beautiful creatures -- thanks for the pics
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome!
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