Tag Archives: sparrow

A Seasonal Sparrow

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

One of the birds that winters here in our southern state of Georgia is the White-throated Sparrow. I don’t get many pictures of him since he rarely visits the feeders, preferring to scavenge what falls to the ground below the … Continue reading →

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Double The Pleasure: Better Bokeh

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

I started these “Double the Pleasure” posts to give myself a chance to play with my new 70-300mm lens. I think I’ve decided this lens gives me better bokeh (a fancy photography term that comes from a Japanese word that means “blur”) … Continue reading →

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The First Shall Be Last

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

The temperature dipped below freezing last night, leaving a thin layer of ice on several of the water dishes.  This tends to make my birds antsy, despite the fact that there are other water dishes that stay heated. As soon as … Continue reading →

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A Place to Perch

Posted on January 17, 2014 by

I love taking pictures of birds when they are visiting my feeders, but I really love getting their photographs when they are in natural habitats – like perched on tree branches.  Sometimes these shots can be hard to come by, … Continue reading →

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