Bird photography question - feeders and motion sensors
You will not be judged as a photographer by the pictures you take, but by the pictures you show.
Amen to that, Crystal. With our local family of eagles, certain ones, especially "Screech" (the matriarch) will perch on her favorite tree for hours at a time and then take off with no sign or clue that she is leaving or in which direction. After many, many hours of observation, the only body language clue she gives is when she gets set to "leave a deposit". Not knowing that at first, I have the answer to "Does an eagle sh__ in the woods?" well captured.crystal wrote: The whole point to bird or any wildlife photography is patience. The eagle shot in my avatar, I sat in a kayak trying to keep myself going down river, waiting for awhile, for this eagle to take off either to fish or just to get the take off shot...(which as you see I got). God only knows how many shots I took while it sat there, I wanted to make sure I got the shot I wanted. In the mean time I was getting a neck cramp and my arms were killing me for holding up the camera and lens...but it was well worth it.
Sometimes you have to suffer for your art. If you want some nice bird photos, learn patience.
Some of the other eagles (Squawk, Squeak, Crybaby and others don't sit for so long). "Victor, Jr." often perches on different trees and doesn't stay put as long.
The hummingbirds are the same way. You have to be patient and alert since they dart in and out quickly.
Great advice and worth repeating - "Patience".
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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