On 5/24/07, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might also try drilling several small holes partially into a fallen > branch, filling the holes with peanut butter & hanging the branch in front > of more acceptable background.
Never thought of that. Thanks Dave > > Various foods, as Christian pointed out will definitely help in getting a > variety of birds. > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Birding pictures in your back yard. > > > > David J Brooks wrote: > >> For those that do a lot of birds. > > > > you rang? :-) > > > >> > >> I have a rather big yard, compared to modern subdivision lots, about a > >> tad over a 1/4 acre. Lots of big maple trees along the fences. > >> > >> We have birds come to the feeders in front, but if i try and get them > >> there, i have really bad backdrops, posts, door frames etc. > > > > shooting birds at home can be a challenge. Creating perches with better > > backgrounds or creating a background might help. Maybe hang a greenish > > painted muslin or something. It's gonna be out of focus anyway and I've > > heard of people getting good results. > > > >> > >> Would birds eventually notice if i move a few feeders to the back into > >> the trees. I moved some the other day, but i don't see any activity. > >> This would lead for what should be better shots, but maybe they are > >> stuck in their ways. > > > > The term "bird-brained" wasn't invented by accident. give them time, > > they'll find the feeders. Try moving them slowly, especially if there > > are object between the current location and the desired location. > > > >> We have various coloured finches and had a Cardinal, but he's not been > >> around for a while, and the Blue Jay is back. Lots of grey and > >> black/red squirrels. > > > > what are you feeding them? My yard is tiny. I live in a small > > townhouse and my fenced yard is only like 20 x20 ft. I have my feeders > > set up on a double shepherd's crook hanger outside the back fence and > > manage to cram in food and feeders for various types of birds. I have a > > suet log for woodpeckers, one feeder for sunflowers (cardinals and other > > big-beaked birds), peanuts for the jays and thistle seed in a mesh tube > > feeder for the gold finches. And a suet cage for other insect eating > > birds like catbirds and, unfortunately, starlings. > > > > so that I can get the most "natural" looking pictures, I've set up old > > branches and twigs as perches near the feeders. The idea is that the > > birds will land there first, then go eat, then maybe hop back to the > > perch. I also have a birdbath because all that eating is gonna make you > > thirsty! > > > > The view off my back deck has the feeders to the left, the bird bath on > > the inside of the fence and the perches to the right of the feeders. > > There is a grassy slope behind the perches which gives me a nice > > background. I'm only 25 feet or so to the farthest perch. And the > > birds don't seem to mind me standing out there in full view. > > > > The slingshot is at the ready by the back door for the frigging > > squirrels. My accuracy has improved in a short period (damn squirrel > > proof bird feeders don't work!). It's one shot, one "kill" these days > > (no actual killing, just a good scare). > > > >> > >> I sit out back a lot, and wait, but they seem to avoid me. Should i > >> 'camo up or is just sitting still enough. > > > > You just need to habituate them to seeing you. You can always use a > > blind (little tent-style blinds would work the best in a yard). > >> > >> BTW, this is how i get most of my bird shots. > >> > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3755627 > > > > Nice! > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Christian > > http://photography.skofteland.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
