Isabelle
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I found that sharing one photo a day on my instagram (@oiseaulune_) is rewarding in two ways. It is an easy way to share my photos and sometimes tell a story about the bird I found. It is interesting to look up facts that illustrate the photo published. Also, instagram allows me to see other people's birding adventures and learn more about birds. It is such an amazing community of people who all share the love of nature. For example last month, I found this Fox Sparrow in my front yard. It was missing its tail. After consulting a couple of birders friends they suggested that it had certainly lost its tail out of stress caused by a fright (maybe a neighboring cat), it is called "fright molt". Thanksfully the tail will regrow. I shared this fact and photo on instagram. A photo can really trigger our desire to look for more knowledge and delve more deeply into the fascinating world of birds.
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A few days ago I found 4 little barn swallows all in a row on a fence waiting to be fed by their busy parents. I stayed about 1/2 hour and tried to capture the feeding in flight. I put my settings as recommended by Melissa. Swallows are super fast but it was super fun to see the results. A little one nearly chocked on a bee but managed to swallow it.
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Really cool photos! They do seem to hop around on your photos! Such a graceful bird.
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You succeeded! It is a beautiful photo!
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What a story Linda! So glad that you took it upon yourself to save this magnificent bird. Thank you fir sharing this story and photos with us.
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@Elizabeth Thank you Elizabeth!
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@Fred Thank you Fred!
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@Cynthia Cynthia, I love your stories in the previous post and this one. Your photo with the intestinal tug of war is quite exceptional! I am very glad you stopped to watch the scene and share it with us.
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@gnu_photographer That is super interesting. Thank you for the info. I'd love to see the other photos showing this behavior. Thank you!
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Wow! That is such beautiful close ups. Amazing photos.
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I really like the composition of this second photo, the horizontal line of the mountain and bird's body and the vertical line of its wings. Great photo!
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All of those photos are beautiful, they really take us where the birds live, it is as if we were walking with you along the shore and seeing the scene in front of our eyes. Wonderful!
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I like the action of the second one and also to see it jump on a rock!
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Those are great photos they really bring us into the intimacy of the nest building of this pair!
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I like to take photos of birds eating, feeding their young, preening, moving, I like when there is some kind of action because the story is telling itself through the photos. But sometimes a particular expressing in the bird's eyes is also telling a lot. In the three shots below their is one red-shouldered hawk who has found a squirrel and is eating it. In the second one he is spreading its wings to cover its prey from another red-shouldered hawk who is screaming at him and wants to steal the food from him. He is perched just above him. (that's the third photo).
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Wonderful story and photos! I have seen a mockingbird harassing a red-shouldered hawk in the same way relentlessly. They are fearless.
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Wow! It is an amazing photo and story. The squid looks as big as the chick, was the chick able to eat it? Was it given to it whole or in little pieces?
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Great photo!
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The house Finch is fabulous! I love the composition, the atmosphere, the rain and its expression! Bravo!
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@Carole I know, it was the first time I tried, I am going to experiment more too :) Looking forward to seeing your experimentations.
