Posted: 4/28/2007 4:13:47 PM EDT
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We got a new feeder and it seems to be working... Light was too low for a fast shutter. ByteTheBullet (-: 
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Very cool pic. We've tried to make humming bird feeders work, but no luck. Any secrets you'd like to share? Shade or full light? What do you use for food and how often do you change it? We stick w/ seed and suet. The coolest birds I've seen at our feeders are the red headed woodpecker and the indigo bunting. The indigo(s) stops by our feeder for a few days during migration. I have not seen the red headed peckerhead in a couple of years. We get red bellied and downy peckerheads all the time. We occasionally get gold finches too. We have house finches that nest in the columns of our house. Any other bird nerds in the house? |
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Bought the feeder a few weeks ago, along with the same brand boxed feeder mix. The feeder is hanging off the deck near the downstairs sliding glass door. When the sun is out, it is in direct sunlight. It was going dusk in that pic. Saw him and setup tripod and hunkered down with the wireless remote. I need to get a wired remote so I can shoot from behind the camera. If I can catch one in good sun I should be able to stop his wings. ByteTheBullet (-: |
You probably mean a Pileated Woodpecker. The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker is about half it's size (7"-8"). Also, Harris' Hawks live in the South-Western U.S. and down through Central and South America. You may have Red-Tails, Red-Shoulders, Broad-Wings, Coopers, or Sharp-Shinned Hawks. I would love to see some pics! |
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I'm determined to shoot a pic of a local Bald Eagle. Hard to spot that guy, though! Got within 30-40 yds. of a small dead tree it was in a couple of years ago, but, alas and alack, didn't have my camera with me. Folks around here attract hummingbirds to feeders using a mixture of honey and water. Any reason a flash couldn't be used in the low-light photography of hummingbirds? |
I guess you could, but the flash might startle the poor little thing and cause a heart attack. Or it might scare it off. I was shooting from inside the house with the door open. ByteTheBullet (-: |
| You might consider running a couple of close lines clothes to the feeder once you have a steady visitation of hummeing birds. A lady I used to deliver to had several feeders, and had 3 clothes lines beside the feeders. The humming birds would sit on the lines occasionally. They seem even smaller when they are sitting still. |
I knew someone would know more than me. I thougth this kind of woodpecker was extinct. Also, I had hear there was no such thing as a red tailed hawk, that what people call a red tail was actually a Harris (or some guys name). I'll try to get a pic of the hawks some time. The wood pecker has some trees drilled up, but was just flying by. He sure was big. ETA- yep, you're right about the woody woodpecker- This is what he looked like.  |
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Kletz, a Red-Tailed Hawk is the correct common name for Buteo jamaicensis. The Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) is a different species that does not live here. Here are some pics. Harris' Hawks are VERY cool birds that will actually hunt in packs. Red-Tailed Hawk:  Harris' Hawk:  |
| This feller - a Red Shouldered Hawk - was in one of my trees a couple of months ago.http://i.pbase.com/o6/90/2590/1/73505612.MBAuxl1s.Hawk2.jpg |