Feed The Birds - Tuppence A Bag ( I Wish !!! )
SSC 05/01/2019 -- something that represents a New Years Resolution .
Well here is a first as I have never gone down the new year resolution thing , so I have had to generate one especially for the challenge . I am keen on wildlife and the garden is deliberately allowed to be wildlife friendly , the bird feeders have attracted many species of birds I am pleased to say . Thing is though the birds tend to sit high up in trees around or in the hedge you can see growing over the fence/wall when I am out with the camera .
So one thing this challenge has motivated me to do is to get my head round using my mobile phone connecting to the new camera so I can watch from indoors and press the shutter from afar . This morning is the first bright morning this week but very cold so I only set up for a short time and had a goldfinch on one feeder , a starling on the bird table , a sparrow on another feeder , a jay on the bird table and a bluetit on a perch/twig of the tree -- BUT only one at a time so it was a case of choose a shot out of the series . Sometimes there can be 15 to 20 birds at once consisting of half a dozen species at once , but never when you are set up for them !!!
Also there can be the squirrels who take advantage of all the goodies and hang upside down on the peanut feeder or nick bits from the table . We have had in the past a few foxes passing through , but not for a while now same as the more rare sightings of the hedgehog .
Thus for SSC my new year's resolution will be to continue my caring for the wildlife that comes into the garden !!
And while on the subject - Do Not Forget the last weekend of January is The Great Garden Birdwatch for the RSPB and all you need to do is spend one hour and count the birds that visit your garden . Details on the RSPB website !!
Look out in the shot for all the notes in the shot .
A suitable find and a new song to me - stand on one leg and enjoy !
Feed The Birds - Tuppence A Bag ( I Wish !!! )
SSC 05/01/2019 -- something that represents a New Years Resolution .
Well here is a first as I have never gone down the new year resolution thing , so I have had to generate one especially for the challenge . I am keen on wildlife and the garden is deliberately allowed to be wildlife friendly , the bird feeders have attracted many species of birds I am pleased to say . Thing is though the birds tend to sit high up in trees around or in the hedge you can see growing over the fence/wall when I am out with the camera .
So one thing this challenge has motivated me to do is to get my head round using my mobile phone connecting to the new camera so I can watch from indoors and press the shutter from afar . This morning is the first bright morning this week but very cold so I only set up for a short time and had a goldfinch on one feeder , a starling on the bird table , a sparrow on another feeder , a jay on the bird table and a bluetit on a perch/twig of the tree -- BUT only one at a time so it was a case of choose a shot out of the series . Sometimes there can be 15 to 20 birds at once consisting of half a dozen species at once , but never when you are set up for them !!!
Also there can be the squirrels who take advantage of all the goodies and hang upside down on the peanut feeder or nick bits from the table . We have had in the past a few foxes passing through , but not for a while now same as the more rare sightings of the hedgehog .
Thus for SSC my new year's resolution will be to continue my caring for the wildlife that comes into the garden !!
And while on the subject - Do Not Forget the last weekend of January is The Great Garden Birdwatch for the RSPB and all you need to do is spend one hour and count the birds that visit your garden . Details on the RSPB website !!
Look out in the shot for all the notes in the shot .
A suitable find and a new song to me - stand on one leg and enjoy !