The Little Bird in My Backyard

[Steerpike]

Overcast skies and 20 yards away with my Nikon D50 and 300mm zoom.

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1. Very difficult to maintain focus

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2. Like the patterns here in Black and White

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3. More Birdie

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4. Slightly different

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5. Birdie VI

[marzipanni]

13. I like the angles of the branches/twigs and the bird's black cap and throat

I miss chickadees...I haven't seen them in this part of California- according to my bird book the Sacramento valley is in between where the coastal and mountain types live.

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14. Thank you for the kind words!

It's all in the cropping!

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6. So Far Away

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7. Classic Profile

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8. 3/4 turn

[Arugula Latte]

9. Great shots!

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12. Thanks!

I'm getting hooked on this bird thing...they are just tough to capture. I hear them but don't see them.

[Major Nikon]

15. The closer you can get, the better

If it's in your own yard, one or more birdfeeders, nests, and or birdbaths will draw them in and keep them distracted.

IMO, the B&W images you made are more attractive because the lens you're using produces a lot of chromatic aberration and because I just like B&W.

[bif]

10. Black-capped Chickadee?

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11. could be...

or a "Boreal Chickadee" but I think you may be right!