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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Scott on March 08, 2010, 10:44:39 PM

Title: Black Capped Chickadee
Post by: Scott on March 08, 2010, 10:44:39 PM

From along the path at Halls Road.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4411433321_12ffb994f4_o.jpg)

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Post by: ravynne40 on March 09, 2010, 07:34:59 AM

wow Scott, a terrific capture and great timing.

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Post by: Scott on March 09, 2010, 10:06:09 AM

Thanks Irene...it took a while to finally get a keeper :)

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Post by: Murray on March 09, 2010, 10:46:00 AM

I thought, oh no, not another Chickadee shot. But as Don Cherry would say 'That's a beauty'.

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Post by: denis on March 09, 2010, 11:03:18 AM

beautiful shot scott!
these have got to be the hardest birds to get in flight. someday,i,ll have to get the details from you,so i can give it a try.

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Post by: Scott on March 09, 2010, 11:22:59 AM

Thanks Murray.....they are such cute & friendly little birds its hard not take shots of them :)

Thanks Denis.....its not hard, but you need to take lots of shots to get one keeper :)  Fortunately we've left the film days or we wouldn't be able to afford getting these shots!

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Post by: Moira on March 09, 2010, 02:19:54 PM

Terrific shot Scott - patience certainly pays off.

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Post by: Scott on March 09, 2010, 09:09:52 PM

Thanks Moira...it was fun!

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Post by: Bird Brain on March 09, 2010, 09:13:20 PM

Scott ... that is truly an awesome photo!  

Jo-Anne  :D

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Post by: Niloc on March 09, 2010, 09:51:07 PM

Wow great action capture.

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on March 09, 2010, 09:57:32 PM

Who needs National Geographic with shots like this!  Excellent shot Scott.

Mmm, perhaps the title should be Black-capped Chickahawk, it certainly looks like a hawk.

Was it about to pounce on an unsuspecting sunflower seed?  :lol:

Walter

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Post by: Scott on March 10, 2010, 01:27:33 AM

Thanks Jo-Anne, Niloc & Walter for your kind words and Walter you are exactly correct....the sunflower seeds didn't know what hit them :)

The seeds were really surprised when the bird birds came by :)  (Unprocessed full frame shot)



(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4420035360_2a5b477613_o.jpg)

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Post by: Photoman on March 10, 2010, 05:58:27 PM

Outstanding!!!!!!Excellent work.

Clemens 8)

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Post by: Brian Bailey on March 10, 2010, 08:26:13 PM

Outstanding!  Definitely not your average Chickadee shot!

BB

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Post by: Scott on March 11, 2010, 06:31:37 AM

Thanks Clemens & BB

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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 11, 2010, 08:48:01 PM

Amazing!  Stunning!  Love it!

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Post by: rc2009 on March 12, 2010, 09:45:07 AM

Great capture.

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on March 12, 2010, 07:28:08 PM

Hey Scott,

Am I seeing that right, is that bottle top/feeder in the Blue Jay photo mounted to your tripod mount?  If so, that's an amazing idea...instant bird feeder!!!  :D

Walter

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Post by: Scott on March 14, 2010, 07:27:38 AM

Thanks Rob, RC & Walter. Yes Walter that's exactly how the feeder is set up however it's on a friends tripod who came up with the idea. It's the easiest way to control the landing point, light and back ground. The chickadees are so fast you can't track them with AF so once you have the shot set up & position yourself to force the birds to approach from the same path you MF just past the feeder and fire away as the bird flys through the focus zone. 10 fps really helps :). Sorry for the delay in getting back to you Walter but I'm in Florida where all the birds are in breeding plumage!