Thanks a Larry, Most of the birds perch on tree branches before going to the feeder, so I don't need to encourage it. The nuthatches are somewhat of an exception, although I have occasionally gotten them on a tree as well -- upside down, as is their normal stance.
Paul via phone > On Feb 20, 2017, at 2:02 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > First of all, that's a great photo. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I generally try to shoot birds in trees or on other natural perches, but the >> nuthatches rarely land on nearby branches. Once they’ve had their fill at >> the feeder, they fly to the top of trees. > > I wonder if you could take some sections of tree trunk or log and hollow out > places to put birdseed, which wouldn't be visible from where you shoot. That > way it would show the birds sitting on what seem to be branches or tree trunk. > >> >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18355196/nuthatch >> >> Paul > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.