Getting Motivated

I'm waiting for it to warm up a bit then I'm going out to get more firewood up to the porch. Being at home every day I'm using a lot more than usual. Got loads of it around the yard so not going to run out until the next ice age. While waiting for it to warm up I'm just just scanning through some pictures from last spring. This one I like so I cropped it a bit and Denoised it. I'll have to go scouting down the bottom of the yard and find a nice log with ferns and moss for a perch for when I get photographing again.

Eastern Bluebird

Bluebirds on the deck

I've just spent a good few minutes watching 5 Bluebirds on the Upper Deck. I have a hanging feeder from the Hickory tree that looks like a little house with clear lexan sides Each end has a Bluebird size hole which excludes the Starling Vultures who steal all the food. Part of the roof folds up allowing the addition of lots of dried mealworms and chopped cranberries. The Bluebirds are in and out all the time so I'm happy. Heres a picture from earlier this year.

Eastern Bluebird

Merry Christmas to all 3 of my avid readers

Spring Birds

 While waiting for my camera to be returned after reassembling the parts that fell on the floor when I dropped it I had a look through some pictures from earlier in the year. Here are a few that I didn't add in the Spring.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Scarlet Tanager

Gray Catbird

Bay-breasted Warbler

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Swainson's Thrush

Very good reason for no updates...

So you see there was a Mockingbird eating the Winterberries out front, the light was perfect so I quickly got the window slid open and the smoked Lexan in it's place. I got the tripod raised to standing height and slid the Z7 and 500mm into the Quick Release on the Ballhead. Did you read where I used the word 'quickly'? Yeah....too quick. I never locked the quick release down properly. I needed to adjust the tripod height a few inches and lifted it up and crash! The camera, FTZ adapter and lens fell 4 feet onto the hardwood floor and separated. Little bits of the mount were everywhere. The camera switched on OK even with the broken mount and the lens mount looks OK to my eyes but I think the mount might be distorted. The F to Z adapter I think is toast however. So all the gear is away at Nikon being repaired and checked. The longest available lens I can use with the Z6 is the 70-200mm so I've not been taking any Bird pictures. Heres one from before the crash.

Carolina wren