Hungry Birds
ISO 200 250mm f/6.3 1/80sec
Wow! Thanks for all the get well wishes guys!! Unfortunately over the weekend I was progressively getting sicker and sicker, and still have a bit to go before Im back up to par. However this morning I do have a decent amount of energy and am ready to fight back against this cold or whatever it is.
Yesterday I took a day trip out to visit with my grandma, and while I was out there I took the opportunity to explore the great outdoors in her backyard. She always has different feeders in her backyard and every time we visit were sure to see some sort of wildlife out back. With the winter, her backyard isn’t as buzzing as it typically is in the summer, but I was delighted to see a few active critters scurrying and flappin about.
Most the animals were spooked by the sound of my shutter, but not these guys. They stood there ground and held their heads high as they perched up top the feeder. Actually I think they mistook my shutter for the chirps of another bird haha. With every new frame they called back with a single quick chirp in hopes for another response. I would hold off for a second and they would go back to their loose attention, but once I started shooting again they continued to try and communicate with, what they must have thought was a foreigner. Maybe a vacationing bird from over seas? It makes me wonder if birds can understand the chirps of another kind. Is it all one chirping language with various dialects, or a vast array of different feathered languages?
Great shot, hope you feel better soon!
Thanks Chloe!
I hope you feel better! This is a very nice photo!
Thanks so much 🙂
Nice shot, nope you get better.
Thanks JD! A compliment from someone with such a passion for outdoors and wild life like yourself is much appreciated!
Love, love, LOVE your play with color! Great shot and I too hope you feel better in the morning.
Thank Thank Thank you soo much for your kind words 😉
Precious!!
Thanks Sophie! Simple yet meaningful response, I appreciate that!
Sorry your not well, Nick. Wish you a speedy recovery.
Thanks Dave! It only slows me down slightly 🙂
Reblogged this on Ann Novek–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors.
Hey thanks so much Ann for sharing with your fans!
The framing is amazing and the birds look fantastic 🙂 Recover well 🙂
Filipe! Hey buddy, thanks for the get well wishes! And as always thanks for your kind input on my photo’s! Im always excited to see your stopping back to share your thoughts 🙂
This is so cute! They look like they are having a conversation. Hope you are feeling better real soon!!
Thanks Cindy! I’ve just posted to story to go with, and they were having a conversation, but not like you’d expect haha.
Feel better soon… That a great shot
I spent the weekend photographing birds at the feeder also 🙂
Thanks! The birds must have been extra photogenic this weekend.
Sometimes if you can’t go to the wildlife, you bring the wildlife to you. I recently did some bird feeder photography and had a blast. Nice capture of the downy woodpeckers!
Hope you feel better. Being sick is no fun.
Hey thanks Dezra! Is that what they are? haha I was wondering about that! 🙂
I always believe that I rather be active to fight cold than rest in bed.
Well said Rommel! I agree 🙂
I love birds, and it gives a warm, squishy feeling inside to see your control of what is almost a monocromatic picture. The suble brown of the birds against the grey background is in my mind thrilling and compelling to look at. As far as your bird lanuguage question goes, I would tend to think that beacause they are all different species, that they each have their own language. However you can tell if someone speaking another language is upset with you. They can recognize “tone” from other birds, if not what they are saying. Just a guess. Thank you for another beautiful image, and double thank you for the bird image.
Thanks! I would have to think your right on the bird talk. And thank you for your kind words on the photo and comp!
it is a beautiful shot. I am glad to hear you are feeling a little take care.
Get well soon Nick, I’ve been getting sicker by the days too…
Great shot, amazing focus and DOF!
Great shot Nick, I’m really enjoying your Photo Blog. I was just photographing some birds in the snow yesterday, its a fun time to shoot. This is a great shot!
Thanks Steve! Im glad you enjoy the blog!
Beautiful!
totally corny, i know, but i nominated your blog for the “Versatile Blogger Award”. It is kind of a little “kudos to you” chain letter, but the nomination was totally heartfelt:
http://pamelavphotoblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/january-23-2012/
Hey thanks Pamela! I appreciate that 🙂
Gorgeous photo. Winter colds, flu, and feeling blue is not fun. Get well soon.
Thanks Shez!! Its all part of the Michigan winter experience haha
Great shot Nick!
I watched a documentary once about how other animals, like monkeys, can ‘understand’ the calls of birds, in the sense that they know a certain call means danger etc. Maybe birds have a similar thing amongst themselves and learn to understand each other just like we do?
Thanks Kieran! Thats so interesting about the danger calls. It would make sense I would think.
What a great photo, and very funny story Nick. Sorry to hear that you’ve been under weather, and hope you’re starting to feel better.
Beautiful composition and colors.
Hey thanks B.J.
They probably chirp in same language but with different accents… Gorgeous shot!
Thanks Anastasia!! I wonder what a british or australian bird accent sounds like, and if it sounds as cool to birds as it does to humans haha.
Love the tones and contrast in this photo…great work!
Thanks Jennifer!
Love it! Perfect for a calendar. Birds in the snow are always so…magical.
haha it does look like a calendar piece doesn’t it. Thanks for sharing Madison 🙂
What a lovely shot. I love seeing the birds from other’s gardens. There aren’t many in ours at the moment, we’ll get some summer visitors once spring is well and truly here.
Hey thanks 🙂 Its fun to see the brave ones that stick around to battle the elements of Michigan.
very pretty. i like the splashes of green on a monochromatic composition.
Thanks Sarah! I agree it gives the scene a pop of contrast.