Giving almo the bird.

[Chunk]

I'm turning in the assigment almo gave me last week to take some bird pics in NC. The ducks were on Fontana lake. This was taken from the dam in an area that collects lots of logs and trash. The ducks use it for a feeding grounds. The small dark bird (male Junco?) was feeding on dandelion seeds on top of Clingman Dome in the Great Smokie Mtn Nat. Park.

[almo]

Wow! You get an A+ for just remembering to grab some bird shots...

The ducks are cool, you know it's hard being a single mother on the pond...

Looks like a Dark-eyed Junco, (Junco hyemalis), to me, but it's hard to tell. There are so many LBJ's out there it's hard to really be sure.

Nice job Chunk. I will try to return the favor...

[Chunk]

Oh, no...YOU have to take pattern shots.

[ken1953]

I see your patterns...and patterns or no...they are great shots...How'd you get so close to that bird in the grass...If I get within a 100 yds of a bird they seem to take off on me...hehe...oh well...I guess practice will make perfect cuz I definitely don't have any luck...hehe...
Ken

[jar_e]

Nice shots, and I like your thread title

[Chunk]

I see your patterns...and patterns or no...they are great shots...How'd you get so close to that bird in the grass...If I get within a 100 yds of a bird they seem to take off on me...hehe...oh well...I guess practice will make perfect cuz I definitely don't have any luck...hehe...
Ken

He got close to me. I was just standing there taking pics like this when he flew in and started working on a patch of dandelions about 8 feet away. My camera has a 35mm equivalent 434 mm lens at its highest zoom so I didn't have to move.
I was at the parking area for The highest point in the Smokie Mtn National park so the birds seem to be used to having a lot of people moving around. He was OK until a family walking by saw me taking pics in the grass and spotted him. The mother started explaining nature to her kids, walked in front of me with her camera and scared the bird off.

[almo]

He got close to me. I was just standing there taking pics like this when he flew in and started working on a patch of dandelions about 8 feet away. My camera has a 35mm equivalent 434 mm lens at its highest zoom so I didn't have to move.
I was at the parking area for The highest point in the Smokie Mtn National park so the birds seem to be used to having a lot of people moving around. He was OK until a family walking by saw me taking pics in the grass and spotted him. The mother started explaining nature to her kids, walked in front of me with her camera and scared the bird off.

See if you'da had your woman there you could had her beat that woman up. Oh well maybe next time...

[almo]

Oh, no...YOU have to take pattern shots.

Ok here is a practice shot. This is from my largest Ball Python, Maynard.


Minolta Maxxum 7
Sigma 28-135mm
Velvia 400