Been down to the local patch Marsh Lane in the morning a couple of times recently but have struggled in the gloomy conditions to fine anything new to point the camera at.
The exception to this of course is Big Whitey who continues to reside on the RW pool but even he has stayed a fair way off.Always great to see though.
You can tell how boring it was I tried for some shots of a distant Common Buzzard to test out the zoom lens wide open (ie. up to the equivalent of 800 mm ). The shots were very acceptable considering the bird was about 140 m away.
The only other shots taken were of a GS Woodpecker , a Grey Wagtail and a Common Gull.
After the Garden Feeding Station Society visited and downgraded my feeders to "Disastrous" I have refurbished them (see below) but things have not improved at all and I'm still getting very few visitors.In fairness to myself there are no birds about in the neighborhood.I feel like the bankrupt who opened a cafe just before a bye-pass was opened.
3 comments:
Hi
I'm a member at Marsh Lane and a budding photographer. I enjoy visiting your blog, viewing the pics and your experiment with mirrorless kit.
Some suggestions for your garden feeding station, based purely on my own experience in the centre of Solihull. I would (1) Reduce the number of feeders to three at the most. (2) Get rid of the roof on the main feeder. (3) Cut back unwanted conifer growth. Leylandii are pretty useless, even my Goldcrests shun them! (4) Provide as much fresh water as possible and (6) Sling any unused food quickly.
These methods have worked for me over the years and are based on experience, not science. Good luck!
Regards
Joe Martin
Thanks for the tips Joe.
Very pleased with the mirrorless kit.Getting some decent shots now.
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