Russ - 2-10-2011 at 09:04 AM
[Edited on 2-11-2011 by Russ]
Meany - 2-10-2011 at 09:08 AM
Hail!Hail! The Gangs all here.
BigOly - 2-10-2011 at 02:00 PM
Russ, keep the photos comming. Just a little hint that works for me.
When you can try to get the sun behind you and go for the bird's eye. Then train the birds to sit still and pose for a moment.
Russ - 2-10-2011 at 02:07 PM
Bird Whisperer ~ I'll take any tips yo want to share. thanks
mulegemichael - 2-10-2011 at 03:09 PM
cool pics, russ...tons of those little inca doves now...i coulda sworn those photos were at OUR feeders...you sneaky lil guy!
mulegemichael - 2-10-2011 at 03:16 PM
then i looked at the pics again and didn't see ANY inca doves...duh!...we've got tons of them here along with the whitewings
BigOly - 2-10-2011 at 03:39 PM
Mm, I'd very much like to see some Inca Dove photos if you could. Here we mostly have Common Ground doves and White winged doves. I did photo some
Ruddy Ground doves a month ago. But still have not seen any Incas.
Russ - 2-10-2011 at 04:04 PM
I'm not familar with names ... yet. Are they the really small dove?
"Inca doves are tiny gray pigeon-like birds with long tails. Their outer tail feathers are white. They have rusty wing patches easily seen when they
fly. Inca’s have a distinctive fish scale pattern on their breast, head and back feathers." (source: http://www.toddshikingguide.com/FloraFauna/Fauna49.htm)
If they're the ones I'm thinking of I may be able to snap a few shots in town (Palo Verde). There is a small block factory I think I remember some
graveling up at. Or in some abandoned fields/ranchos on rides nearby.
wessongroup - 2-10-2011 at 04:19 PM
Thanks... looks like they have a nice place to visit... and have breakfast and a little refreshments...
Cypress - 2-10-2011 at 04:39 PM
Yea, Our bird feeder attracts all sorts of birds. The Camp Robbers and Stellar Jays like bits and pieces of chicken skin. An ermine comes by every now
and then.
Ken Bondy - 2-10-2011 at 04:55 PM
Just great Russ!! Love the head-on shot of the dove!!
Russ - 2-10-2011 at 05:17 PM
I'm not very happy with how sharp the focus is so I read the manual a bit and will try some semi-manual setting tomorrow.
Diane I miss your input. Hope things are alright. 3xken, you too
[Edited on 2-11-2011 by Russ]
BigOly - 2-10-2011 at 05:52 PM
My wife said let it go. O.K. O.K. I will. But Cypress is a person that would want to know! Oh, be Quiet! O.K. But But,,,,Cypress- Steller's
Jay............ up north,,,,,,,,,Western Scrub Jay..........Baja.