Wildlife: Bird Photographs and Videos
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Bird Lover's Photo Album - My Wild Bird Photographs and Videos
I spend many hours patiently waiting with my camera ready, hoping birds will land in nearby on my deck, in my garden or around my bird feeders. Sometimes I'm able to capture a great photo of a bird while just out for a walk or ride in the country. I often spot hawks, geese and turkeys on my bimonthly drives to Vermont from Pennsylvania.
This lens features my favorite bird photographs, mostly my own bird pictures, plus video and links to my favorite bird photo sites and lenses.
Hungry Hummingbird Visits a Feeder in Vermont
A hummingbird feeder will attract these tiny birds close to your camera
While sitting on the deck at my daughter's home in Vermont it's not unusual for several hummingbirds to visit the feeders only a few feet away.
Bird Watching Guides
Winter Birds at a Squirrel-Proof Feder
Cheery chickadees brave snow and cold to visit a bird feeder
A squirrel-proof feeder helps keep sunflower seeds abundant for the birds who depend on the seeds in this feeder during cold wintry weather.
Heritage Farms Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
It Really Works!
Heritage Farms Absolute II Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Amazon Price: $52.25 (as of 06/03/2012)
My daughter has this model and it keeps out both red and grey squirrels without excluding finches, chickadees, nuthatches and other small birds. Holds a lot of seeds - she likes to serve black oil sunflower, the winter feeder favorite.
These Links are For the Birds
- Bird songs and birds voices - a guide onSquidoo
- Each year in spring time birds bring us joy with their songs. I have only recently started to learn about bird songs because I want to know who is bringing these wonderful sounds to us. Wouldn`t you like to know some of those singers too? It´s easy to learn. There is an abundance of great material
- Great Backyard Bird Count
- The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent and in Hawaii. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts.
- Attracting Hummingbirds To Your Garden
- Find out a successful approach to attracting Hummingbirds to your garden.
- Hummingbirds growing up in my garden
- This is the story of two baby hummingbirds growing up in my garden. The discovery came as an unexpected surprise which just blew me away. I stumbled upon a mossy wad of lichen and cotton fluffs with spiderweb all over it on one of my geranium hanging plants. It was well camouflaged and looked like a
Blue Herons Fishing Creek Side
Blue Herons are abundant in Berks County, Pennsylvania
I photographed this blue heron wading and fishing for lunch along the Tulpehocken Creek at the Berks County Heritage Festival. Although there were many people along the creek on the side where I was sitting, the heron seemed oblivious - or he knew he was safe on the other side of the waterway.
Simple Bird Photography Tips
A few tricks to help you take good bird photos
I'm no expert bird photographer, just an enthusiastic bird watcher who loves to take snapshots. My best tips for capturing good bird photos are simple enough for anyone to use.- Always carry your camera. You never know when you'll have an opportunity to photograph a rare bird or situation.
- Choose a spot with good lighting and shoot with the brightest area behind you or to one side. Be careful not to cast a shadow on your photo area.
- Try shooting early in the day, or in the afternoon when the sun is low. Lighting is best at these times, and colors are deeper and richer.
- Use a fast film speed and don't use a flash. If your camera has automatic settings, try the "sports" setting.
- Use a zoom or telephoto lens to get close up bird photos.
- Take bird photos all year long. In Spring when birds are mating and raising families and Autumn, when birds are migrating, you'll see species that will move to other areas in summer or winter.
- Be patient. If you know birds you want to photograph are in your area, find a quiet spot in range of your photo area, then wait until birds arrive or land where you can snap your pictures.
- Use a remote trigger and tripod if you have a feeder or plant that attracts birds. If you can snap a photo without being at the camera you won't move and cause birds to fly away and you won't jiggle the camera.
Wild Turkey Visiting My Garden
Feeding The Birds
Do You Feed Wild Birds?
I enjoy feeding wild birds in our garden from fall through early spring. At the end of March we stop filling our bird feeders to prevent problems with starlings and unwanted wildlife (for example, bears). We put out hummingbird feeders in late spring and we also provide fresh water in birdbaths and garden ponds.
Squirrel Proof Feeder
I Love This Bird Feeder - and so do the birds
Heritage Farms Vista Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Amazon Price: $28.10 (as of 06/03/2012)
We recently purchased a second home in Vermont, so we needed to get another squirrel proof bird feeder. I chose this Heritage Farms feeder because it got great reviews, larger birds like it, it's metal with a large seed container and it's got great style. I filled the feeder and the birds found it within 1 minute. So far this new squirrel proof bird feeder is working out very well - the squirrels can't get the seeds but the finches, chickadees, titmice and cardinals are enjoying the new "restaurant" in the neighborhood.
Vote for Your Favorite Wild Bird
Add your favorite feathered creature to this list
Do you have a favorite wild bird? Vote for your favorite feathered friends here, or add your favorite birds to the lens and vote them up to the top of the list.
Hummingbirds
I have a hummingbird bird feeder in my yard, and I more...2 points
Hawks / Raptors
Soaring and diving hawks are fascinating as they s more...1 point
Cardinals (Redbirds)
The brilliant red and tan-red plumage of male and more...1 point
Woodpeckers and Flickers
Downy woodpeckers visit the suet feeders in our ya more...1 point
Purple Finches
These rosy-headed cuties are New Hampshire's state more...0 points
Hawk at Bird Feeder
Waiting for lunch to arrive
This hawk figured he'd simply wait for small birds and rodents to visit my garden and bird feeder, then he'd have a fast wings in our yard. As it turned out, the small birds kept away and out of sight, but an unlucky grey squirrel became this guys dinner.
Wild Bird Creative Corner - Bird Arts and Crafts
Bird coloring pages, crafts, clip art
- Wild Bird coloring books, coloring pages, and clipart
- There are so many uses for wild bird coloring books, coloring pages, and clip art. If you are a bird watcher, you may want some bird clip art to decorate your web pages or blog. Home schoolers can use bird coloring books, and bird coloring pages printed from the Internet to teach about wild birds, t
Thistle Seed Sock Feeder Keeps Gold Finches Happy
Although it's not fancy, this simple sock-type thistle feeder is a favorite with the red and gold finches in our yard. I hang thistle sock feeders from my bean trellis. Sometimes there are 6 finches on the sock with a half dozen more birds on the nylon mesh trellis waiting for a turn on the feeder.
Feed the Finches Easily
Thistle Sock Feeder
Thistle Sak Finch Feeder, Yellow
Amazon Price: $2.91 (as of 06/03/2012)
A thistle sock holds tiny Nyger seeds firmly and provides plenty of easy grab slots for small birds.
In Winter, Bird Feeders Create Photo Ops
These red finches were delighted to find black oil sunflower seeds in a plastic dish at the top of my outdoor plant tower decorated with greens for winter holidays.
Wingscapes Bird Cam
Motion Activated Outdoor Nature Camera
Wingscapes WSCA03 Audubon BirdCam
Amazon Price: $102.00 (as of 06/03/2012)
Weatherproof, motion-activated, and easy-to-us, the 5.0 megapixel digital BirdCam captures photos and videos automatically. No tools, wiring, or software required; bird cam can record photos and videos with sound to an SD card or internal memory.
Bird Lovers Lenses
My Bird Photo Slide Show
I love photographing birds
Yellow gold finch poses for camera
The Great Backyard Bird Count - See You Next Year!
How you can participate in the bird count for your area
Here's the information about how you can join in the bird count for this year in your area. This info is from the GBBC web site:
1. Plan to count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count. You can count for longer than that if you wish! Count birds in as many places and on as many days as you like-one day, two days, or all four days. Submit a separate checklist for each new day. You can also submit more than one checklist per day if you count in other locations on that day.
2. Count the greatest number of individuals of each species that you see together at any one time. You may find it helpful to print out your regional bird checklist to get an idea of the kinds of birds you're likely to see in your area in February. You could take note of the highest number of each species you see on this checklist.
3. When you're finished, enter your results through our web page. You'll see a button marked "Enter Your Checklists!" on the website home page beginning on the first day of the count. It will remain active until the deadline for data submission on March 1st.
A Good Camera for Bird Photography
Take Great Photos With Ease
Olympus Stylus 9000 12 MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Champagne)
Amazon Price: $139.00 (as of 06/02/2012)
You'll get beautiful quality images with 12 megapixels of detailed resolution plus helpers like Dual Image Stabilization, Intelligent Auto, Face Detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology and In-Camera Panorama, the Stylus-9000 takes the guesswork out of great photography.
Please Sign My Bird Photos Guest Book
Do you photograph birds?
I get a kick out of watching wild birds in my yard all year 'round. I have bird feeders near the windows in my home and studio and I plant flowers that attract the birds to my garden. Leave a note about your experiences with bird watching or bird photography, or just say hello.
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orange3
Apr 25, 2012 @ 12:02 pm | delete
- Great pictures! I love the hawk at the feeder :)
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phoenix-arizona-friends
Jun 27, 2011 @ 6:12 pm | delete
- Cool pictures!
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pawpaw911
May 10, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
- Just did a lens on my Peacock photos, and thought I would check out some other bird photography lenses. Very interesting lens.
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annmackiemiller May 8, 2011 @ 5:10 pm | delete
- angel blessed and featured on my wild bird lens
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- I DO - all the time. great lens - thumbs up
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FreeRangeTurkey
Apr 30, 2011 @ 5:00 am | delete
- Hi, I love your picture of the wild turkey and would like to use it on the website I'm going to create for my project FreeRangeTurkey. Would it be ok to just copy and paste your picture or...? Excuse my ignorance but I'm a novice to this sort of stuff...
Could you perhaps to me directly on anetko@o2.pl?
Many thanks:)
FRT
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dustytoes
Apr 3, 2011 @ 4:39 am | delete
- You do have some very nice bird photos. I feed the wild birds too, but have to stop in Spring because of the bears. Leaving a blessing here.
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deyani
Mar 16, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
- Great tips and tricks about birds photography. I love your birds pictures, they're great pictures. --- Blessed --- and I showcase your lens on my Baby Angel lens =)
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charmilbrettdotcom
Mar 13, 2011 @ 8:55 pm | delete
- my father had a clothes hanger-like wire out the bottom of our window. Mom had a bird feeder that was often invaded by squirrels.. it was entertaining to see the old wire whip in action.. as many a squirrel went airborne... hee hee hee
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JeanJohnson
Feb 26, 2011 @ 8:17 am | delete
- i enjoyed this lens very much, thank you.
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vallain Feb 16, 2011 @ 8:20 pm | delete
- Thanks for the reminder about the bird count. I've participated the last few years. We have quite a variety of birds in central Florida to count. I have guests coming so I can involve them too in the counting.
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Jewelsofawe Feb 13, 2011 @ 1:45 pm | delete
- I love this lens and I love the great pictures! Blessing this lens and featuring it on my Photography Angel lens. It has great tips!
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nickupton
Apr 6, 2010 @ 10:07 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for birds.
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wilddove6
Feb 4, 2010 @ 1:22 am | delete
- Very nice lens and great pictures!
I'm getting very excited about the Great Backyard Bird Count this month, and am going to get some photos...if it's not pouring rain :)
Wing high five!
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Sylvestermouse
Feb 2, 2010 @ 8:28 am | delete
- These are fantastic photos! I had a little laugh over the sweet chipmunk. He is adorable! All of the birds are beautiful! You have given us just a little glimpse of the marvelous creatures we miss each day if we don't take the time to just sit, relax and watch nature. Angel Blessed and added to my Squid Angel Mouse Tracks lens
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