Nature Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse · **1 Like**

Always seems to be an overcast day whenever I can make it out to take pictures. The plus side was the snow seemed to brighten it up a bit. The shutter speed and iso all varied from picture to picture. They are all cropped but not 100% cropped. Picture 4387 (the 1st one) would've been perfect for me if there wasn't a small branch putting a blurry line through the bird! Red tailed hawk for the one photo and all pictures just start from the camera, no processing afterwards.

WileyB · 12-09-2021, 01:34 PM

Even disregarding the branch, I like pics 2-4 best.

Great watchful eye on that hawk...Thank you for sharing these!

**dirwood** · 12-09-2021, 01:45 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks, that hawk was some distance away. The wife spotted it in the tree and was like what is that. Took some moving to a different spot around the tree to get a good view of the hawk. I'll post the uncropped picture later. It was pretty big cause at first we thought eagle.

We heard a pileated woodpecker but we just couldn't find the bugger. Been trying to get one for awhile now.

WileyB · 12-09-2021, 02:47 PM

Love woodpeckers! My only decent photos of them though are from a cell phone; they fly around so much that right-place right-time camera-you-have seems more important than a more appropriate lens that’s not ready to go all the time I’m outside!

**MikeNArk** · 12-09-2021, 03:38 PM

All nice pictures of the birds. I like the red tailed hawk picture the best simply because I don't see them that often. The tufted tit mouse is a frequent visitor to my feeders. I also see plenty of red bellied and downy woodpeckers. I'll post some soon.

---------- Post added 12-09-21 at 04:42 PM ----------

Originally posted by WileyB

Love woodpeckers! My only decent photos of them though are from a cell phone; they fly around so much that right-place right-time camera-you-have seems more important than a more appropriate lens that’s not ready to go all the time I’m outside!

I keep my KP in an accessible location with a Sigma 170-500 on it most of the time and when I go outside, I sometimes take it with me to be in reach.

WileyB · 12-09-2021, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

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I keep my KP in an accessible location with a Sigma 170-500 on it most of the time and when I go outside, I sometimes take it with me to be in reach.

Only way to beat the cell phone for surprise opportunities!

**SelrahCharleS** · 12-09-2021, 05:59 PM

Nice shots! I quite like #2.

**angkymac** · 12-09-2021, 06:26 PM

I also found myself immediately attracted to #2.
Something about the bird's expression of attention, as well as the intriguing framing.
Angky.

**dirwood** · 12-09-2021, 07:17 PM

Thanks, number 2 is my favorite as well. I had moved to a different spot to get that shot and thats when it looked at me, like "Hey, what are you doing mister". My K-70 lives with the 150-450 on it close to the window with our feeders just outside.

Here are the uncropped versions of #2 and the red-tail. Both were at 450mm handheld with fast shutter speed.

**angkymac** · 12-11-2021, 06:29 PM

I think I like the un-cropped of the titmouse pretty well.
Somehow that much neutral background with the sharp bird in it has a good appeal.
Maybe cropping it about half of what you did. But either is a good image.
Angky.

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12-09-2021, 01:45 PM - 1 Like	#3
dirwood Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lockport, New York Posts: 302 Original Poster	Thanks, that hawk was some distance away. The wife spotted it in the tree and was like what is that. Took some moving to a different spot around the tree to get a good view of the hawk. I'll post the uncropped picture later. It was pretty big cause at first we thought eagle. We heard a pileated woodpecker but we just couldn't find the bugger. Been trying to get one for awhile now. Last edited by dirwood; 12-09-2021 at 01:51 PM.

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12-09-2021, 01:34 PM	#2
WileyB Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: New Mexico Photos: Albums Posts: 441	Even disregarding the branch, I like pics 2-4 best. Great watchful eye on that hawk...Thank you for sharing these!

12-09-2021, 02:47 PM	#4
WileyB Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: New Mexico Photos: Albums Posts: 441	Love woodpeckers! My only decent photos of them though are from a cell phone; they fly around so much that right-place right-time camera-you-have seems more important than a more appropriate lens that’s not ready to go all the time I’m outside!

12-09-2021, 03:38 PM	#5
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,234	All nice pictures of the birds. I like the red tailed hawk picture the best simply because I don't see them that often. The tufted tit mouse is a frequent visitor to my feeders. I also see plenty of red bellied and downy woodpeckers. I'll post some soon. ---------- Post added 12-09-21 at 04:42 PM ---------- Originally posted by WileyB Love woodpeckers! My only decent photos of them though are from a cell phone; they fly around so much that right-place right-time camera-you-have seems more important than a more appropriate lens that’s not ready to go all the time I’m outside! I keep my KP in an accessible location with a Sigma 170-500 on it most of the time and when I go outside, I sometimes take it with me to be in reach.

12-09-2021, 05:16 PM	#6
WileyB Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: New Mexico Photos: Albums Posts: 441	Originally posted by MikeNArk ... I keep my KP in an accessible location with a Sigma 170-500 on it most of the time and when I go outside, I sometimes take it with me to be in reach. Only way to beat the cell phone for surprise opportunities!

12-09-2021, 05:59 PM	#7
SelrahCharleS Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 937	Nice shots! I quite like #2.

12-09-2021, 06:26 PM	#8
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 9,032	I also found myself immediately attracted to #2. Something about the bird's expression of attention, as well as the intriguing framing. Angky.

12-11-2021, 06:29 PM	#10
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 9,032	I think I like the un-cropped of the titmouse pretty well. Somehow that much neutral background with the sharp bird in it has a good appeal. Maybe cropping it about half of what you did. But either is a good image. Angky.