So I was out the other day having a
Dandy...
...fine time when suddenly I was struck by an
Inspirational....
...thought. I should try shooting some birds using the feeder I installed in the back yard!
It was still a bit early in the morning. More troubling, though, was the heavy overcast still lingering.
Not a problem, I thought, I'll just start
Metering....
...the scene to make sure I have the shutter speed I need. Like a lion who
Stalks...
...his prey, I very carefully walked to the shed in my back yard and just sat on the steps, holding very still and waiting for birds.
Now, as you may know, one of the
Cardinal...
...rules of birding is that you need patience. Luckily, I didn't have to wait
too long, and the birds began eating seeds.
Unfortunately for me, I have a
Dirty Stinking Rotten Thief...
...hanging around the feeder. Not only is he stealing my food at a very quick rate, but he's scaring off all the birds! I can hear them chirping madly every time he shows up.
I didn't want to move and totally scare all the birds away, but I figured if I just made some loud
Noise....
...the squirrel would just go away. Well, it worked, somewhat. I would stomp on the shed steps, making a loud thud. Since I'm only about 25 feet away, the squirrel definitely buggered off...at least for a little bit.
Eventually, he must have known I couldn't really move without scaring the birds because he kept continually returning for seed about 30 seconds after "fleeing" from my stomps...right in time to scare away whatever bird I was about to shoot.
I'm pretty sure he was
Mocking 
Me
Hope you enjoyed! (and yes, this story is about 71% true!)
Great story and super pics! Really enjoyed it. The last shot (Mocking) is my favourite - wonderful DOF makes the little bloke stand out so well
Originally posted by fula6 
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