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  1. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    This mystery finch appears to be a Daddy. I later caught what I believe to be a house finch "sharing" the feeder with a junco. Notice how much more orange this finch appears than the one in the photos above.
  2. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Daren replenished the seed feeders in preparation for the afternoon photo shoot. Continued....
  3. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Backyard shots from Saturday afternoon (5-23-2020). I usually limit my new posts to one page/day, but I will splurge this time since I have not been getting out every day. A female flicker at the ground suet feeder in the morning. Flickers are very skittish, so I take some grab shots through...
  4. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    I cannot blame them for being angry at the oyster beds getting trampled. The time Terry and I were there we deliberately stayed back to avoid damaging the oyster beds. Yet another reason why we have big white lenses.
  5. Bill Anderson

    Bird ID Help Needed

    I would say a drowned duck that we cannot see because it is being held under the water by that rare eagle duck.
  6. Bill Anderson

    Birds in Nebraska and Iowa

    Thanks, Looking at their breeding range, we don't get them west of the Cascades. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Catbird
  7. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    My 7DII, 5DIII, and 1DxII all have excellent auto focus systems, but ............ it never fails that out of 100 shots, they will break focus on that one critical shot where the eagle grabs the bird. :mad:
  8. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    Does anyone know off hand how far the private property lines beside the ocean or Puget Sound extend out into the water? I thought they only extend to the high tide mark, which would allow you to walk on the beach in front of a house during low tide. It always amazes me that someone would think...
  9. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    I know where that photo was taken. Terry and I went there a few years ago. Be careful at that location. As word has gotten out and attracted more photographers, I have heard stories of nearby residents getting very uptight about their presence. They are said to have called the cops, even...
  10. Bill Anderson

    Birds in Nebraska and Iowa

    Any guesses as to the ID of the blue bird with the black skullcap in the first photo? The woodpecker looks like a red-headed. Both the Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology excellent websites for ID-ing birds. Orchard oriole...
  11. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    That is so true. The quickest (and only) way to acquire those attributes is to spend lots of time behind the shutter. Digital cameras speed up the learning curve in two ways: 1) You can take a lot of photos without spending a fortune on film and developing costs. Study the bad photos, learn...
  12. Bill Anderson

    Nemesis Birds

    Good shot. I don't know how much better you can get without devoting the rest of your life and check book trying. As far as I know, there are two ways of getting a closeup, action shot of bird in flight over water like that one. Neither method is easy or cheap. 1) Being lucky, skilled, or...
  13. Bill Anderson

    New Feature - "Featured"

    You might look at my Edmonds Bird thread and see if it fits your needs. My feelings won't be hurt if it doesn't as it and my Backyard Critter thread get a lot of hits anyway.
  14. Bill Anderson

    Edmonds Backyard Critters

    The increase in rabbit population tells me our local coyotes are laying down on the job.
  15. Bill Anderson

    Edmonds Backyard Critters

    Closeup of rabbit #1. Rabbit #2 moved closer to the rhododendron bush. Neighbor kids scared rabbit #2, which ran across my neighbor's driveway. Rabbit #1 stayed in place for a short while, but eventually took off as well.
  16. Bill Anderson

    New Feature - "Featured"

    But it helps. ;)
  17. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    The mystery finch appeared around its regular time. I continued in AV mode @ f/16 with Auto ISO. I tried to shoot parts of the bird that might aid in ID-ing it. I must back off on the crops once the auto ISO settings migrate into four digits and above or the photos get very "soft" and appear...
  18. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Chestnut-backed chickadee at the suet feeder. Both photos were taken in M mode: 1/1000, f/5.6, auto ISO = 1600 I switched to AV mode @ f/16 with Auto ISO in an attempt to avoid depth of field issues when shooting birds at the seed feeders. Black-capped chickadees. 1/320, ISO = 6400...
  19. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Handheld grab shots taken this afternoon (Thursday 5-21-2020) with the 1DxII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom. A pair of spotted towhees visited the backyard. It is the first time I have seen two at once. I was able to get better shots when they landed on the ground to forage beneath my seed...
  20. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    The past few days have not been conducive with camping out on the back deck with my big lens setup, so I have had to make do with random checks outside using the 1DxII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom handheld. Tuesday 5-19-2020. I have not recently taken many photos of the Blues Brothers. Look...
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