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Post by expially on Oct 16, 2013 0:19:41 GMT -8
I would really like to know how to encourage birds, especially small ones, to hop up on a nearby rock and just pose there while I try to figure out what they are and take their picture. It would be so helpful if all birds could behave in this manner, like the very cooperative lapland longspurs and savannah sparrows that I encountered at Harrison last week. Marsh wrens, are you listening? www.flickr.com/photos/aftoews/10133451916/www.flickr.com/photos/aftoews/10133493693/Having trouble embedding the photos, but hopefully the links will work.
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Post by kevinhhood on Oct 16, 2013 6:22:19 GMT -8
I hear you - especially wrt the Marsh Wren. I eventually got lucky with an immature who let me snap away while it took a dust bath right in front of me. The result was the following set of pictures: flickr.com/gp/94309556@N05/v4gCN0/Still chasing that adult bird though!
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Post by expially on Oct 16, 2013 8:31:59 GMT -8
I hear you - especially wrt the Marsh Wren. I eventually got lucky with an immature who let me snap away while it took a dust bath right in front of me. The result was the following set of pictures: flickr.com/gp/94309556@N05/v4gCN0/Still chasing that adult bird though! Those are great shots of the marsh wren! I haven't seen one taking a dust bath, but maybe I just need to be more patient. I have several pictures with parts of a marsh wren in view - need an x-ray lens to eliminate the reeds from the frame in most of my shots.
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Post by dpeppar on Oct 21, 2013 17:06:30 GMT -8
Very nice. Getting the good shot takes some luck but more patience and preparation.
DaveP
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