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Meghan
Forum Role: Participant Active Since: September 28, 2020 Topics Started: 0 Replies Created: 4
I took this picture at my home. This goldfinch came to my feeder and i did not invade his space. Keeping a respectful distance from the bird ensured he did not get scared and gave him respect. Because of this i was able to take this picture.
I tried to get shots of the vulture as it watched a large school of fish. However, i had no idea it was watching the fish when i took the picture. I tried multiple shots of the vulture from different angles and found that this was the best one due to the sun. Finding out that the vulture was looking at fish i thought was really cool. It was clear it was waiting for some fish to die. This brought me a better understanding of nature and a better appreciation for vultures and other scavengers.
I respectfully got close to a Female Cardinal but still kept my distance so as not to scare her away or cause distress. I was at a local park where during the winter my mother and I feed birds. My patience and respect brought the bird a little bit closer along with some seed on the ground.
Research helps me because i will know the perfect time to take a picture but yet at the same time be able to understand what enviroments i can find birds and also when birds will be in my area by what migration habits they have. Understanding those things are important to understand birds and photograph them. .