Birds from Behind : 14 June 2015

Monday, June 15, 2015

One Day I Will Learn How To Work A Camera...or not...remind me...

*Reminder #1...stay away from the edge of closest focus...

* Reminder #2...watch out for sticks and branches that are in the frame...or the one that just I walked into...nutz...ow! (He saw that coming!)

*Reminder #3...hmmm...well one American Redstart came out okay...

*Reminder #4...always remember the rain cover...especially when it rains. There will always be another soaking wet Baltimore Oriole. (Note to self...get a waterproof jacket...ACHOOO!!!)

*Reminder #5...don't look up in the rain...even when there's a Black-billed Cuckoo in the tree. Lens hoods hold water...lots of water...

*Reminder #6...listen to Black-throated Blue Warlbies when they say it's going to rain and it's time to hide.

*Reminder #7...uh...I forget...(By the way, that's a first year Chestnut-sided Warbly, that I remembered.)

*Reminder #8...when everyone says they are hearing a Connecticut Warbly, DON'T scream out "Here it is!" when it's just a female American Redstart...

*Reminder #9...DON'T repeat #8 when it's a female Common Yellowthroat...duh.

*Reminder #10...post photos of Great Crested Flycatchers from below because no one else will and where else are folks going to see this stuff?

*Reminder #11...post a proper photo as well to show that you're not a complete moron...well almost...

*Reminder #12...buy an umbrella like this highly intelligent House Wren so you don't end up looking like a wet dog...not that there's anything wrong with dogs that are wet, but, being a human or something that resembles one, you shouldn't look like a soggy doggy.

*Reminder #13...like this Muskrat...get to the point and don't ramble!

*Reminder #14...put in a pretty picture of a Prothonotary Warbly to make them say "Oooo."

*Reminder #16...don't forget reminder #15....Wood Ducks in trees look silly.

*Reminder #47...don't lose count and ALWAYS include at least one bird butt such as this terrible shot of a Wilson's Warbly. (Private thought...I wonder if he was named after Brian Wilson?)