What you find, with patience, is that they return to the same perches
over and over again. The trick is to pre-focus on a perch and stare,
unblinking, into the viewfinder until the little bastards return. Never
think, "oh that other perch is better" and swing the camera somewhere
else because murphy will bite you in the ass and the bird will go to the
original perch. That's how I got this guy:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNuA-oAASYY/SXZe0S7BO8I/AAAAAAAAAB4/8FtMwrSKfss/s1600-h/black-crested_titmouse_IMG_1866.jpg
Barring that, catch the little f-ers in a net and pin them in place like
JJ Audubon did...
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On 2/28/2010 11:24 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
Those are fun!
I like the 1st and 4th best for the expression... but a nice group overall.
Getting decent shots of "dicky-birds" is so tough... they all move too
much... little devils.
ann
David Mann wrote:
My partner was out in the back yard doing some gardening when this
little fellow turned up to help. After a few minutes his (or her, I
can't tell) friend joined us as well. I think they're both quite young.
http://www.multi.net.nz/fantail/
Fantails are very cute but they're hard to photograph because they
never sit still. I've always wanted to get some decent pics of one. I
like watching them as they eat insects on the wing - they look like
they're completely bonkers as they keep changing direction in mid-air.
They're also quite curious. They kept coming within about two feet of
me to check me out. They quite often follow people as we tend to
disturb the insects around us. They're not really an urban bird (a bit
susceptible to cats) but we have a river at the back of our property.
Size-wise they're a little bigger than a sparrow.
It's not really shown in these photos but their tail looks just like a
fan when they expand it out, hence the name. This helps them with
their aerial acrobatics. Here's a pic I found that shows it...
http://www.whiteherontours.co.nz/piwakawaka.html
One day I might actually get one in mid-flight.
Dave
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