Hey Ken1953...

[Cowgirl]

I got my first half decent bird shots yesterday evening!

Here's one just for you!

Kathy

[srobb]

Wow, nice shot, kathy. Were you that close, or did you have a long lens to use? Welcome to the clan by the way.

[paulnj]

yeah, nice black-crested variety of the tufted titmouse ;)

[Cowgirl]

I only used my 70-200 F4 L @ 200mm for this shot.

I set up a new feeder on a tree that is about 6-8ft from my back porch.

Several tufted titmouse checked out the feeder within 2 minutes after I hung it up for the first time.

I used a tripod, and sat behing my camera. I noticied that if I 'hid' my face to the back of the camera, they would return quickly. If they could see my full face, they would be more nervous. No blinds, no camo....

But seriously, I was only about 6-8 feet away.

Now I need to try and get the cardinal, mockingbird, and others!

Kathy