Nature Two days in the blind.

Two days in the blind. · **5 Likes**

These are cross posted everywhere, I don't think anyone could miss them, but just in case.... images from the last couple of days, the sun has been out. You've got to go out and shoot, even if there's nothing new.

F 70-210

A-400 and 1.4 TC

There are 679 images in my "porch birds" folder. I wonder how many the slideshow shows? Click if you are brave... or bored.

bertwert · 02-23-2016, 03:01 PM

Great shots - as always!

Dewman · 02-23-2016, 03:59 PM

Beautiful work, Norm. That F 70-210mm just keeps bringing home the bacon, doesn't it? One heck of a lens to be so "old." I don't know about yours, but the auto-focus on mine sounds like someone slamming a screen door!

**boriscleto** · 02-23-2016, 04:26 PM

The birds finally found the seed in the feeder, I hadn't had any in it since last year. Of course the cardinal didn't show up until the sun went down...

normhead · 02-23-2016, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Great shots - as always!

Thanks bertwert

Originally posted by Dewman

Beautiful work, Norm. That F 70-210mm just keeps bringing home the bacon, doesn't it? One heck of a lens to be so "old." I don't know about yours, but the auto-focus on mine sounds like someone slamming a screen door!

I've been off the 60-250 for a couple of ays now, and there is something about holder glass. When my 70-210 locks focus i swear it's going to break my wrist one of these days. There's no damping in that lens.

Originally posted by boriscleto

The birds finally found the seed in the feeder, I hadn't had any in it since last year. Of course the cardinal didn't show up until the sun went down...

We don't get cardinals, well, the people down the hill do, but for some reason he doesn't come here.

**Jacquot** · 02-23-2016, 05:23 PM

Purple Finch and Pipit, good from my view point!

**boriscleto** · 02-23-2016, 05:31 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jacquot

Purple Finch and Pipit, good from my view point!

Pipit? In Norm's shots? There is a Pine Siskin, but no Pipit.

normhead · 02-23-2016, 05:39 PM

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Pipit, I had to look it up in the Birds of Algonquin Park book. They do come here but not until on average May 8th. He could also be mistaking the female purple finch for it.

**Tamia** · 02-23-2016, 05:45 PM

Working "blind" sure pays off for you Norm. Interspecies communication in that first picture. Great shots.

**dadipentak** · 02-23-2016, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by First Poster

Two days in the blind.

Got kicked out of the house, eh? But you made good use of your time in exile. ;~)

**boriscleto** · 02-23-2016, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by normhead

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Pipit, I had to look it up in the Birds of Algonquin Park book. They do come here but not until on average May 8th. He could also be mistaking the female purple finch for it.

They breed in the far north and winter in the south. We would only see them as the pass through. I've only ever seen one, on Lake Ontario during the fall migration.

They do look vaguely like a Pine Siskin but lack the yellow wings.

normhead · 02-23-2016, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by Tamia

Working "blind" sure pays off for you Norm. Interspecies communication in that first picture. Great shots.

It's so easy to just walk a few steps out my back door and sit down for a half hour, or until my fingers freeze, which ever comes first.

Originally posted by dadipentak

Got kicked out of the house, eh? But you made good use of your time in exile. ;~)

It's not going to be sunny for a few days, in fact we're getting a pile of snow. You have to go when you can.

---------- Post added 02-23-16 at 08:07 PM ----------

Originally posted by boriscleto

They breed in the far north and winter in the south. We would only see them as the pass through. I've only ever seen one, on Lake Ontario during the fall migration.

They do look vaguely like a Pine Siskin but lack the yellow wings.

Those Pine SIskins when they take off from the feeder just light up the air with yellow. I couldn't get a decent image. When you're shooting at ƒ11 you don't get a fast enough shutter speed to freeze motion, so how about an indecent one.

**Tamia** · 02-23-2016, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by normhead

It's so easy to just walk a few steps out my back door and sit down for a half hour, or until my fingers freeze, which ever comes first.

I just set up in my office and shoot out through the open window with the heat on high. But I still don't get such great shots. Heat shimmer, maybe...

normhead · 02-23-2016, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by Tamia

I just set up in my office and shoot out through the open window with the heat on high. But I still don't get such great shots. Heat shimmer, maybe...

I used to shot right through the window, but you have to keep your windows clean, and at certain times of day, reflections made shooting impossible. The blind however i set up to take advantage of available sun and pleasing backgrounds, the kitchen window, well, it was what ti was.

Some of the old "through the kitchen window" shots.... who can tell?

**robgski** · 02-23-2016, 08:37 PM

Great shots all around!

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02-23-2016, 06:02 PM	#12
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by Tamia Working "blind" sure pays off for you Norm. Interspecies communication in that first picture. Great shots. It's so easy to just walk a few steps out my back door and sit down for a half hour, or until my fingers freeze, which ever comes first. Originally posted by dadipentak Got kicked out of the house, eh? But you made good use of your time in exile. ;~) It's not going to be sunny for a few days, in fact we're getting a pile of snow. You have to go when you can. ---------- Post added 02-23-16 at 08:07 PM ---------- Originally posted by boriscleto They breed in the far north and winter in the south. We would only see them as the pass through. I've only ever seen one, on Lake Ontario during the fall migration. They do look vaguely like a Pine Siskin but lack the yellow wings. Those Pine SIskins when they take off from the feeder just light up the air with yellow. I couldn't get a decent image. When you're shooting at ƒ11 you don't get a fast enough shutter speed to freeze motion, so how about an indecent one. Last edited by normhead; 02-23-2016 at 06:08 PM.

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Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492	Beautiful work, Norm. That F 70-210mm just keeps bringing home the bacon, doesn't it? One heck of a lens to be so "old." I don't know about yours, but the auto-focus on mine sounds like someone slamming a screen door!

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	The birds finally found the seed in the feeder, I hadn't had any in it since last year. Of course the cardinal didn't show up until the sun went down...

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert Great shots - as always! Thanks bertwert Originally posted by Dewman Beautiful work, Norm. That F 70-210mm just keeps bringing home the bacon, doesn't it? One heck of a lens to be so "old." I don't know about yours, but the auto-focus on mine sounds like someone slamming a screen door! I've been off the 60-250 for a couple of ays now, and there is something about holder glass. When my 70-210 locks focus i swear it's going to break my wrist one of these days. There's no damping in that lens. Originally posted by boriscleto The birds finally found the seed in the feeder, I hadn't had any in it since last year. Of course the cardinal didn't show up until the sun went down... We don't get cardinals, well, the people down the hill do, but for some reason he doesn't come here.

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Jacquot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sun City Center, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,544	Purple Finch and Pipit, good from my view point!

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Jacquot Purple Finch and Pipit, good from my view point! Pipit? In Norm's shots? There is a Pine Siskin, but no Pipit.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	I'm not sure I've ever seen a Pipit, I had to look it up in the Birds of Algonquin Park book. They do come here but not until on average May 8th. He could also be mistaking the female purple finch for it.

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Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Working "blind" sure pays off for you Norm. Interspecies communication in that first picture. Great shots.

02-23-2016, 05:48 PM	#10
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by First Poster Two days in the blind. Got kicked out of the house, eh? But you made good use of your time in exile. ;~)

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by normhead I'm not sure I've ever seen a Pipit, I had to look it up in the Birds of Algonquin Park book. They do come here but not until on average May 8th. He could also be mistaking the female purple finch for it. They breed in the far north and winter in the south. We would only see them as the pass through. I've only ever seen one, on Lake Ontario during the fall migration. They do look vaguely like a Pine Siskin but lack the yellow wings.

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Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Originally posted by normhead It's so easy to just walk a few steps out my back door and sit down for a half hour, or until my fingers freeze, which ever comes first. I just set up in my office and shoot out through the open window with the heat on high. But I still don't get such great shots. Heat shimmer, maybe...

02-23-2016, 07:18 PM	#14
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by Tamia I just set up in my office and shoot out through the open window with the heat on high. But I still don't get such great shots. Heat shimmer, maybe... I used to shot right through the window, but you have to keep your windows clean, and at certain times of day, reflections made shooting impossible. The blind however i set up to take advantage of available sun and pleasing backgrounds, the kitchen window, well, it was what ti was. Some of the old "through the kitchen window" shots.... who can tell?

02-23-2016, 08:37 PM	#15
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,797	Great shots all around!