Toby

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Toby
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I decided to try a sit spot in my back yard. When I first went out there was a Wood-House Scrub Jay calling from a nearby tree. Before too long I saw several House Sparrows and some Eurasian Collared Doves. But all of the species I saw kept their distance from me. At around 20 minutes it became difficult to sit still for such a long period of time.

in reply to: Practice Gaining an Audience with Birds #919644
Toby
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I've learned that I like photos taken with cameras like the canon EOS R7 or R3. I also like high focus and high detail photos. I like photos when the bird takes up most of the image but you can still see the background. My main goal with photograph is to take highly detailed photos of birds to be able to better identify and understand them. I also want to take photos that are as good as if a professional had taken them.

in reply to: Practice Matching Your Gear to Your Goals #912594
Toby
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My family has a humming bird feeder that we set up each year. When I started this course we were in the heat of the migration and had up to 12 hummingbirds at a time fighting over it. As we have set this up every year for a while now so I knew their habits. But it wasn't until I researched the different species that I knew which hummingbird I had in my area. I set up my tripod on my front porch and just watched them for a while until I found where their favorite perch was. I aimed the camera on the perch and waited for the birds to come. For a while I switched between the feeder and the perch. After a while though I just aimed my camera on the perch and waited. These are the pictures I got.

in reply to: Practice Understanding Birds for Better Photos #912585

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