Awful Bird Pics Vol. 11

Wow Nanny, that sure is a nice collection of awful shots. lol This thread should also be called the (No Zen Today) thread. lol

I bet for every bad shot you got, you had a bunch of good ones! We don't call you the Queen of Warblers for nothing.

I haven't had any good shots lately. Here's an Orange Crowned Warbler.

Male Cardinal hiding in a Crepe Myrtle.

I love this thread . . . .it makes me feel so, well, normal:)

I haven't been able to get a clear picture of this Female Cardinal.

OMG! That female cardinal is hilarious! She's making quite the fashion statement. GP, your male looks good in all that wood!

It *might* help if the sun came out.

Missey, I've only seen my Oriole babies fluffy like your lady. Cute!!

Good one Mrs Ed!

Good ones guys!!!

oh, yes Resin. Forgot to say what the blur was. They move so fast anyway.

Oh my.....missy that truely is awful...but funny!

I hear ya Mrs. Ed...we are back to dark and rainy here...*sigh*

Painted Bunting taking off.

I'll take your word for it GP. lol

That is a beautiful blur GP.

I'm going to have some awful shots to share today! Shall we start with a mockingbird? I was thinking that the night blooming jasmine berries would be pretty for x-mas when this mockingbird decided to feast one them. Then I hoped I'd get a good berry in the beak picture, but no!

Somebody's lost budgy.

Here I am on the awful thread AGAIN! This was so cool though -- two Ruby-crowned Kinglets. How often do you see that?! and right outside my window.

I love that shot Elph...they are so elusive and you are most fortunate to get a shot of two...I am very jealous!!

Very Cool Elphaba!

Quite the phantom bunting there GP!

Boy, Carolina Wrens were all over the place other day. They were siging so loud and happy! To bad I could get a could shot in the bright morning sun!!!!!! :)

and there more on the other side of the road....

This cardinal was not cooperating either! LOL

Well, Nanny, you get an A for effort! At least the sun was shining. We've had a bit of sun today here too, but it looks like it's clouding over again.

Rose, you are too kind! I was glad that I at least got the proof shot!

Wow Nanny! That's great. i still have not seen one of those carolina wrens, though they are supposed to be around here somewhere!

They are really being noisy this year...or maybe it just that I have learned one of their songs finally! I heard one this morning when I put the trash out.

last bad shot...

Wow, that's a lot of wrens Nanny. At least you get to enjoy them!

I wasn't planning on the sparrow moving its head or the mysterious bird flying through my photo.

Ooh! I like it. What kind of bird is that?

No idea, probably a mockingbird or a scrub jay by the size.

Very interesting shot!!

So I've been trying to get a good pic of my winter hummer. I especially want one with the tail fanned out so Resin can tell if it's an Allen's or a female Rufous. Resin or someone more skilled will have to make the ID b/c I read that you can tell by the width of the outer tail feathers. I can't see a difference at all.

Anyway here is the only picture that I've gotten in the last month with the tail fanned and you can't see a thing!

OK, here is my awful bird picture. I did not realize this was in the photo until I started examining the shots later on the computer.

So, now you have been officially mooned by a Sparrow!! :-)

Chris

This photo was taken in Virginia of a two headed cardinal this summer.

Lol, Unique Treasure. Here is one from me. A not- so- warm welcomed visitor to the pier one cloudy day.

Red-shouldered Hawk for the last one

Resin

Cute shots everyone!!

Oh Chris and Unique...bad shots!! LOL

Headless Cooper's Hawk to save for next halloween!

I was trying so hard to get a photo of him for my mother. Imagine my surprise when I downloaded that photo while she was sitting there beside me.

Janet

nice one Janet!

Elph, I looked up your camera…
I think you *might* have some luck getting that hummingbird by:

switching to progressive capture (burst/continuous mode)
switching the exposure mode. Try using either shutter priority, or a sports mode. something that will stop the action. your ISO was only 160, so if it was higher, you could have a faster shutter speed.

Anyway, still might be hard to get since it IS a hummingbird.

Thanks Mrs. Ed. I remember you telling me how to use the sports mode on my other camera. I've used it on this one and it seems to be slower. I know that sounds crazy, but I click and by the time it snaps the hummer is gone. I think if the hummer were still in the frame, it would come out clearer, but I haven't been very lucky. I should try it again.

The feeder in the pic above was full of ice this morning. It was a very weird morning in Houston Texas. The vine behind it doesn't look dead in this photo from this morning, but now, it's wilted and will be brown and dead soon.

That's cute Elphaba!