Here we go....the first of what I hope is many bird shots of the season. In the past, I have not done much in the way of nature photography. It is not because I do not enjoy nature, because the opposite is true. It is just that circumstances have not permitted me to spend much time out in the wild. So I put up a little bird feeding station just off my back deck, and I can even shoot from inside on days that I find too cold, or if I am involved in other chores about the house, and I keep my camera handy to get a fast "grab shot", which indeed this one was. It was taken with my 500mm mirror lens on my crop sensor Sony a77ll camera. This would give an effect similar to 750mm I am told. The bird is about 20 feet away, and it is hard to get a sharp image of these little birds, as they constantly jump and fly about. So it is mostly having the camera on high speed frames per second, in this case 12/sec. and then it is a matter of "spray and pray" shooting. It is good for the ego to try and shoot these little creatures, because your "keeper" rate will plummet when compared with other types of photography. Anyway, it was a bit of fun, and hopefully some folks will enjoy this one....Cheers!
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