Birdwatching Chat Thread

[PioneerChicks]

My favourite yard bird of the winter has been the Common Redpoll (our resident Northern Cardinal and visiting Baltimore Oriole - both rare for the area - are close seconds though).

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Those are beautiful! I have never seen those before!

 

[Chickstarrs]

My favourite yard bird of the winter has been the Common Redpoll (our resident Northern Cardinal and visiting Baltimore Oriole - both rare for the area - are close seconds though).

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Beautiful pictures!

 

[Offshoreorca]

Those are beautiful! I have never seen those before!

They are about the size of American Goldfinches and aren’t seen in large numbers every year - this winter has been a particularly good one for them in Nova Scotia.

 

[Chickstarrs]

Here are a few shots. They are not the greatest. I only got one shot of the cardinal before he took off. The chickadees were a little more cooperative, but they don't stay still very long. I did not have my camera when I came across the turkeys.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Here are a few shots. They are not the greatest. I only got one shot of the cardinal before he took off. The chickadees were a little more cooperative, but they don't stay still very long. I did not have my camera when I came across the turkeys.
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Are you kidding? Those are great pictures! What type of camera do you have?

 

[Chickstarrs]

Are you kidding? Those are great pictures! What type of camera do you have?

Thanks. I have a Canon T7i. For these I used a Sigma 100-400 zoom lens. Photoshop is also good for cropping and brightening photos.

 

[arishoks]

I have a bunch of feeders set up in my backyard and I particularly love the cardinals that visit!!! I love their pop of red against the snow. So beautiful. Besides cardinals I always have at least 10+ white-crowned sparrows/chickadees and a few others I'm not really familiar with. I get blue jays in my front yard, but they don't seem to like my feeders.

 

[PioneerChicks]

I have a bunch of feeders set up in my backyard and I particularly love the cardinals that visit!!! I love their pop of red against the snow. So beautiful. Besides cardinals I always have at least 10+ white-crowned sparrows/chickadees and a few others I'm not really familiar with. I get blue jays in my front yard, but they don't seem to like my feeders.

Great variety! What is in your feeders?

 

[PioneerChicks]

Thanks. I have a Canon T7i. For these I used a Sigma 100-400 zoom lens. Photoshop is also good for cropping and brightening photos.

Nice! I have a Cannon, not sure what number. I haven't really used Photoshop, yet!

 

[Offshoreorca]

Lightroom is super handy for good photo editing (nowadays it often comes in a package with photoshop).