Posts Tagged ‘backyard’

Successful Backyard Songbird Photography: A How-To Guide [Video]

Chestnut-backed chickadee perched on branch with autumn colors

Backyard songbird photography: This how-to article covers setting up your own backyard bird photo studio, equipment and equipment settings.

Nov 13, 2020 | Categories: Featured, Photo Technique, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave A Comment »

More Backyard Songbird Photography [Video]

Male spotted towhee perched on red flowering current branch

With the COVID-19 lock-down keeping me home, and a red flowering currant bush in full bloom in the back yard, today was a perfect day for some backyard songbird photography. I moved my suet block feeder next to the flowering currant bush and set up my Tragopan pop-up photo blind about 10 feet away.  In […]

Mar 30, 2020 | Categories: Featured, Natural History, Photo Technique | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Photographing Backyard Songbirds from Photo Blind

Female dark-eyed junco in winter plumage perched on vine maple branch.

I have been having fun this winter shooting backyard songbirds from my new photo blind.  The pop-up photo blind sets up in less than 2 minutes and allows me to get within 10 feet of the birds as they feed from a suet feeder or perch on nearby branches.  Waterproof construction means I can leave […]

Jan 20, 2020 | Categories: Featured, Photo Technique | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave A Comment »