afternoon of bliss

[Jaedon]

So I finally got some decent weather this afternoon and sat on my back deck with a beer in one hand and my camera in the other. I set the camera up on the tripod with the Gimbal head and swivelled around shooting in the 4 various trees which provide me free field of view as the birds dropped in to say hello.

First off was this pretty blue jay who actually modeled for me as I told him how pretty a bird he was. He was like a little kid trying to please lol. It was great.

Then this little sparrow (I think.. waiting on ID) was eating the buds off the tree as it danced and sang. What a beautiful song he/she had too.

My last visitor was the closest I have gotten to a Cardinal yet to date and I was not about to miss the oppertunity. I stalked him and waited for him .. caught him in one location and followed him to the next and got a great shot from each time he stopped.