Wow - photographing birds is hard but I am definitely having fun. Some of the difficulty is me trying to learn a completely new camera and lens system. Hopefully that will pass. The other hard part is light is never perfect and birds fly. In fact, they NEVER stop moving. They remind me of my dreams at night - high speed images just flying past my eyes without ever letting me focus on one thing. But when you get a photo, the image is incredible (sometimes - okay, one out of 1000 times). So here is an update from my brain as I haven't kept a bird list yet - something I should probably start in this challenge - daily bird lists.
First bird I photographed in my challenge was a Blue Jay that I baited onto my back porch. After a lot of deliberation, this will not count as my Blue Jay photo because I cheated. But if its butt wasn't covered in poop, I may have made a different decision. Since bait isn't allowed, I guess that also excludes the Red-breasted Nuthatch that showed up at my feeder.
 |
| Blue Jay |
 |
| Red-Breasted Nuthatch |
I got out yesterday and sat next to a creek for an hour or so hoping that a kingfisher would give me a shot at a photo. Didn't happen but I photographed some Canada Geese and a few ducks. Nothing to write home about but still got the photos. This brings me to what exactly counts as a photo. I have decided that anything does but I will upgrade the photos as I get better ones throughout the challenge year. I don't have a website yet for this challenge or my photography but I will soon. The site will keep track of the best photos that I get but I will try to post the shitty ones too (until I can upgrade them). Here are some examples of photos I plan to upgrade.
 |
| Canada Goose |
That leads me to today. I got out in the morning and found a few raptors, a chickadee, a Northern Flicker, and the best photo so far in the challenge - a female Brewer's Blackbird. The photo isn't perfect but the bird is a good find although now I am on the hunt for a male. I spotted other birds today such as a Hooded Merganser and Great Blue Heron but didn't take their photos (hence the need for a daily bird list).
 |
| Great Horned Owl |
 |
| Immature Bald Eagle |
 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Okay folks - that is the start of my challenge. I hope you had as much fun as I did and we will see what tomorrow brings.
 |
| Brewer's Blackbird |
No comments:
Post a Comment