Even here in the north country the birds are starting to return in hope of spring. The geese are back in droves, robins, starlings, waxwings and I’ve even heard a Meadowlark. Let’s get out and stalk some birds this week with our cameras.
I did actually go stalk some live birds the other day, but I like this bird sitting on the shoulder of Saint Francis just as well.
It was an idyllic location on the river. The light was nice, the goose only mildly perturbed with my stalking. He/she was gobbling bugs from the air and I got Completely Fixated with trying to capture that and it never crossed my mind to try for any different shots. Sigh.
This is the best I got. Apparently the rapid fire shutter burst capturing birds eating bugs falls under the same rapid fire shutter burst capturing sheep chewing their cuds. The shutter fires at the same speed as the chewing so you always get the same mouth open on fat sheep chewing cud and closed on cool bird gobbling May Flies.
If I'd thought to open up my aperture, this might have been a neat shot with the boat gliding one way and the bird the other. Completely Fixated.
"What is with you people?!?"
For more Stalking Sunday Stills...
I did actually go stalk some live birds the other day, but I like this bird sitting on the shoulder of Saint Francis just as well.
It was an idyllic location on the river. The light was nice, the goose only mildly perturbed with my stalking. He/she was gobbling bugs from the air and I got Completely Fixated with trying to capture that and it never crossed my mind to try for any different shots. Sigh.
This is the best I got. Apparently the rapid fire shutter burst capturing birds eating bugs falls under the same rapid fire shutter burst capturing sheep chewing their cuds. The shutter fires at the same speed as the chewing so you always get the same mouth open on fat sheep chewing cud and closed on cool bird gobbling May Flies.
If I'd thought to open up my aperture, this might have been a neat shot with the boat gliding one way and the bird the other. Completely Fixated.
"What is with you people?!?"
For more Stalking Sunday Stills...
14 comments:
Very nice! Even without bug gobbling.
Beautious!
Too often we take the geese for granted. You did super great with these shots.
Love the last shot of the goose and the comment ......... LOL
Poetic photos. I especially like the photo with Tim ..... you got two ganders with one shot!!....a nice parallel balance.
I love these shots. Funny how the last one has such expression!
Lovely pictures!! So clear!
nice and beautiful shot, am not sure if we call the bird a swan or geese
Great shots! The reflections are very cool..:-)
Love the goose! It's so green there...ours are around dirt covered banks yet and not nearly as pretty.
poor goose, he got left behind when his family flew back to Canada.
You stalked the man too, did he seen you?
No statue of St. Francis is complete with out bird poop cascading down his shoulder.
Love that shot!
Ain't that the truth. Poor guy ;-).
I thought he bird poop was so appropriate! Must be a lone goose..a youngin' he did a great job showing off for you:)
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