Look who I caught on my bird feeder this morning?
He's been playing peek-a-boo with me today whenever he's seen me at the computer.
The bluejay pair has been hanging out and snatching peanuts ever since I filled up the feeder yesterday. I caught this one posing with his treasure this morning.
He was as curious about my camera as I was about trying to get the right focus. Not sure I completely hit the mark here, but I was trying to use manual focus instead of automatic to blur out the background a bit more. Plus, I was shooting through the window, so I couldn't use a flash to brighten things. I bet there is some way to make the color pop more, but I haven't figured it out just yet.
But I will. It is too fun being this close to the feeder and being able to get some nice shots of my feathered visitors. Next step is probably a tripod and some sort of potted plant in here to make me stealthier. And perhaps a nice telephoto lens at some point to get finer detail.
But one thing at a time -- first, I try to figure out the camera settings and then go from there, eh? I am seriously having a blast with this.
Have I mentioned that I am loving my new camera?
And now? Back to cookies...
PS -- Julie has a far better shot of a blue jay here. And also here. Look at that color -- just lovely!
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