Robert Watcher
Mu-43 All-Pro
I have taken a few shots of rabbits, birds and flowers from the chair outside the trailer where we are staying. I decided to spend a bit of the afternoon preparing a small area that is in view of my chair, to hopefully attract some birds over the next months.
I didn’t have much for supplies - but it turned out that what I had is perfect for my needs.
I had read that the best way to attract birds is with water, even though most people automatically think attracting them with food. I will let you know how that works out. LOL. A plastic tray from under a flower pot worked for holding the water. I was informed that putting a stone in the water, creates ripples that allow the birds to recognize it. Checked along the grassy scruff for one of those. A steel post beside the big tree meant that I could use a couple of nails to fasten a found 2x8 piece of wood, to the tree and have the steel post support the wood without fastening.
Next thing —— I don’t want to take pics of birds on the rim of the plastic, so wanted some type of perch. I found an old dead tree limb on the property and nailed it to the same tree - after playing around with the positioning to find a decent height and make sure it stuck out far enough so that I can make use of the greenery in the background. Simple.
Now to be patient, see if birds come and stay around while I sit there, and take pictures. If I get any from this area, I will post them here. Unfortunately all of my portable flash gear is in the 4 luggage bags we left in El Salvador when fleeing a couple of months ago. So I won’t be able to experiment with flash. But I do know from my experience the last few nights, that the early evening lighting is quite nice in the area that I have set up.
Now I see the way it setup, I may find a hummingbird feeder and hang it from one extended limbs, at a good height for capturing them.
I didn’t have much for supplies - but it turned out that what I had is perfect for my needs.
I had read that the best way to attract birds is with water, even though most people automatically think attracting them with food. I will let you know how that works out. LOL. A plastic tray from under a flower pot worked for holding the water. I was informed that putting a stone in the water, creates ripples that allow the birds to recognize it. Checked along the grassy scruff for one of those. A steel post beside the big tree meant that I could use a couple of nails to fasten a found 2x8 piece of wood, to the tree and have the steel post support the wood without fastening.
Next thing —— I don’t want to take pics of birds on the rim of the plastic, so wanted some type of perch. I found an old dead tree limb on the property and nailed it to the same tree - after playing around with the positioning to find a decent height and make sure it stuck out far enough so that I can make use of the greenery in the background. Simple.
Now to be patient, see if birds come and stay around while I sit there, and take pictures. If I get any from this area, I will post them here. Unfortunately all of my portable flash gear is in the 4 luggage bags we left in El Salvador when fleeing a couple of months ago. So I won’t be able to experiment with flash. But I do know from my experience the last few nights, that the early evening lighting is quite nice in the area that I have set up.
Now I see the way it setup, I may find a hummingbird feeder and hang it from one extended limbs, at a good height for capturing them.
