This jay seemed curious about what I was doing behind the camera.
He kept tilting his head back and forth as I took photos, looking at me, like he was trying to figure me out. :-D
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Thanks for the seeds
This blue jay seems to be enjoying his snack. :-)
I think they have made the connection between us humans and food magically appearing on the feeder. They used to fly off when we came near to top it up, and not come back for hours. Now they come back right away.
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I see you in there
Since we set up the bird feeder, instead of leaving seed on the ground, the blue jays have been harder to get photos of. They see me moving to the camera on its tripod and fly off.
It seems they are starting to get used to seeing us in the window now. Or, at least one is.
He’s watching me.
I love the little head tilt!
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Aren’t I pretty?
While it might be hard to get photos of them as they do their upside down thing, the nuthatches otherwise seem rather okay with posing for the camera. Right side up, at least. :-)
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Caught ’em
I have finally uploaded the photos from the DSLR today, and some of them even turned out!
And some, I’m just going to make do with the best I got. :-D
The first, is the deer we saw yesterday morning.
This morning, my husband saw two of them, grazing near where we had been leaving feed for them last winter. We’ve started to pick up deer feed instead of the mixed bird seed we tried over the summer (the birds don’t seem to like it as much as the deer feed!) and will start leaving small amounts out for the deer over the next while.
When I told my mother about the deer coming to eat the apples on the ground, she was quite happy. It was not something they used to do, and she’s glad they feel comfortable coming here, now. :-)
One of the things I’ve mentioned before about the birds, is seeing the nuthatches going along upside down. I’ve been trying to get a photo for months. Yesterday, I finally caught one upside down …
I’d say this is the best photo I’ve managed to get, but I think it’s the ONLY photo I’ve managed to get!
They move fast! :-D
I found some other ones I’m happy with that I will post over the next few days. I hope you enjoy them, too.
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Watching
Hang in there!
Busy Birds
I almost got a photo of the nuthatch upside down, but it flipped around too quickly!
It’s been a while since we’ve seen white throated sparrows. Nice to see them back. :-)
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Blue Jay Watching
Lately, they fly away as soon as I get near the camera. This time, it hung around to watch me take its picture. :-)
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Feeding time!
I saw a couple of birds on the platform feeder that were behaving a bit differently, so I decided to start getting some pictures.
They were hopping back and forth quite a bit, but I managed to get a good shot of this little one.
Then I realized what was going on.
It was a baby, being shown how to eat at the feeder…
While also being fed.
So adorable!
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