No deer showed up today but the tufted titmouse was having a feed today.--charliezap

[captainbert]

very cool shot Charliezap! I want to start shooting birds soon when i get a long enough lens but ive been watching them at the feeder last few days and my word it must take some skill to get a clear shot of them. Great stuff my friend

[charliezap]

very cool shot Charliezap! I want to start shooting birds soon when i get a long enough lens but ive been watching them at the feeder last few days and my word it must take some skill to get a clear shot of them. Great stuff my friend

I would like to get the "Bigma" some day for birds but the Pentax 55-300 is real good at close range to about 40 ft out.As for skill if I get a bird keeper from 1 out of ten shots I consider it a good day.--charliezap

[boriscleto]

very cool shot Charliezap! I want to start shooting birds soon when i get a long enough lens but ive been watching them at the feeder last few days and my word it must take some skill to get a clear shot of them. Great stuff my friend

Not much skill involved, just luck...and a camera with enough megapixels to crop.

[Bob Harris]

Nice shots here, makes me wonder who the heck came up with the name.

[Sailor]

Wow, Capn, you nailed this one. Like Bob, I'm baffled by the bird's name.

Jer

[charliezap]

Nice shots here, makes me wonder who the heck came up with the name.

Chances are it isn't someone in the women's liberation movement.Sorry but I couldn't resist the answer.--charliezap

[boriscleto]

Nice shots here, makes me wonder who the heck came up with the name.

Nothing interesting about the name. It's just Old English for small bird. Small (tit), Bird (mase).

[loco]

Great shot!! They are difficult as I find the smaller birds in particular are so jumpy and constant in their movements that you really have to keep the shutter speed up as much as possible.

I love how he's peering around the feeder!

[Rupert]

Very good shooting! It's damn hard to get a shot that close of a Titmouse, I know from experience!
Regards!

[daacon]

Sharp capture he did not have a chance well done Charlie.

[charliezap]

Great shot!! They are difficult as I find the smaller birds in particular are so jumpy and constant in their movements that you really have to keep the shutter speed up as much as possible.

I love how he's peering around the feeder!

Hi Lori--I try to keep the shutter at around 1/500 @f/8 and the ISO at the appropriate level depending on the lighting at the time. I have 2 feeders and the birds are coming and going all day long and that makes it fairly easy to get one or two nice keepers every day.--charliezap

[slowpez]

Love the titmouse. He sure is a cute little fella.

[charliezap]

Very good shooting! It's damn hard to get a shot that close of a Titmouse, I know from experience!
Regards!

Sharp capture he did not have a chance well done Charlie.

Thanks gents.
No GE gym today guys but I did do 30min on the treadmill at home and after a shower I'll kill an hour or so around the feeders and see what today brings.--charliezap

[captainbert]

I would like to get the "Bigma" some day for birds but the Pentax 55-300 is real good at close range to about 40 ft out.As for skill if I get a bird keeper from 1 out of ten shots I consider it a good day.--charliezap

Good to know my friend as the Pentax 55-300 was what i had in my mind. It seems to have great image quality... real bang for buck! Cheers good sir