Coexisting--dedicated to alfredo and Solly Mack

[mnhtnbb]

I was sitting at my desk--watching the votes roll in for the preliminaries--looked up and there they were!

Coexisting--an American Goldfinch and a rose finch or house finch or purple finch?--at the ant cup hanging above the hummingbird feeder.

I only got two shots before one flew away--would love to have one in better focus.

[alfredo]

1. Thanks for the image. The ant cup is a great idea.

[mnhtnbb]

3. The "big" birds come and get water out of it.

The hummers aren't too happy to find "big" birds at their feeder!
I have yet to get a decent shot of a hummer hovering a foot or so away when one of the "big" birds
is hanging out at the watering hole.

[alfredo]

5. But when you do, it will be magic.

Do you use sequential shooting? I do that with bugs.

[mnhtnbb]

6. No, I had to grab the closest camera

my little Canon point and shoot--which was in a drawer. I barely had time to turn the camera on
and when I appear in the glass door it often spooks the birds.

I've never tried standing and waiting for the birds to appear ready to use the sequential shooting. Maybe one day I will.

[alfredo]

7. I built a blind at my feeder and I got a few passable images

I was using a point and shoot at the time.

[elleng]

2. SWEETNESS!

Not REALLY crying, am I?

[mnhtnbb]

4. .

aww...

[Solly Mack]

8. I just now saw this.

Thank you so much, mnhtnbb!


I love birds! (and alfredo is high on my list, too)