Great tits!
No, this isn't a NSFW blogpost. I've just photographed a couple of birds behind my mobile home on the campsite today. And these species are named Great Tit. I must admit the title is a littlebit clickbait 😉
I have this bird feeding rack right behind my mobile home which I have filled with bird seeds with insects added to it.
Since this rack is hanging right behind the mobile home I can shoot the birds from quite a close distance with my Canon M50 and a 200 mm lens.
The Great Tit is a very common bird in the. Netherlands and can be recognized by its black cap.
This is another common species of birds that looks a lot like the Great Tit. This Blue Titnis a bit smaller and has a blue cap and a stripe over the eyes.
This one is enjoying the special bird peanut butter I bought. Don't use regular peanut butter for this. Peanut butter contains too much salt and is bad for their kidneys.
This bird is the Red-breasted Nuthatch. A very quick and agile bird. It seems to be the only one that can run down a tree face down.
It looks a bit like a criminal with its black mask.
I hope you didn't get too disappointed by my bird shots 😉
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nice captures what kind of distance where you and what lens did you use ?
Thanks! I have a Canon M50 with a CANON EF-M 55-200MM F/4.5-6.3 lens. I think the distance was max three meters.
It's just behind my mobile home and I shoot from inside the mobile home.
I think the birds don't notice me because of the reflections of the glass.
that does help indeed , i tried with my 500mm earlier this week from inside the house +/-10 meter distance in the shade so not so much details as i would like.
The sun does help as you need quite a high shutter speed too with these quick birds 😃
Last year I had some successful outdoor bird shots with my camera on a tripod and remotely shooting with my phone.
i do use remote trigger and use 1/500 but the lack of light was more the problem :)
I think I used 1/180 for these, but the setting sun helped quite a bit indeed.
It is so nice to have visitors so close. They are very common bere too, the Great tit especially.
I love the Blue tit, it is so acrobatic. 😀
No, your bird shots look great. Seems like you are a friend of them. They're not scared of you. Or were you hiding?
Thanks! I was hiding g inside our mobile home. I think the birds didn't see me because of the reflections of the window.
That's really cool. You must be in the best hiding place. These birds are beautiful... beautifully captured.
I am indeed.
Yeah...I suppose "Great chickadees" would have been less attractive title...😁
Beautiful captures anyway !
Haha, indeed. Thanks!