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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 0:41:02 GMT 1
These two have been causing me problems for the last few days! No not bad trouble, just staying still until I get the camera ready. It's still not the shot I wanted, but hey I'm not moaning. First time they were on top of the feeding station, one either side both looking at me in perfect symmetry, but flew off, when a blackbird sent out a warning call. Cat, probably. They do like posing, though! Keith  |
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 0:48:03 GMT 1
Nice picture Keith!
Do you use a zoom lens to get them close up or are you taking it through a window?
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 0:55:40 GMT 1
Nice picture Keith! Do you use a zoom lens to get them close up or are you taking it through a window? Taken through our kitchen window, on a 200mm zoom setting. The last time I tried, it was raining and the autofocus, focused on the rain droplets on the window! While switching over to manual focus, they flew off, to sit on the garage behind, as if to say, you can't get me! Keith Taken through this window.  |
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 1:06:06 GMT 1
Now I see! ;D
You sit all cosy in the warm watching them through the window whilst they are freezing their feathers off! ;D
I understand about the rain drops, that is one of the problems with Auto Focus, it finds an object and focuses on it, but not necessarily the one we want. It would have been a nice photo of a raindrop though! ;D
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 1:19:43 GMT 1
Now I see! ;D You sit all cosy in the warm watching them through the window whilst they are freezing their feathers off! ;D I understand about the rain drops, that is one of the problems with Auto Focus, it finds an object and focuses on it, but not necessarily the one we want. It would have been a nice photo of a raindrop though! ;D It's like my pics of the fish, frogs or spawn in the pond, the camera sometimes focuss on the netting I have over the top of it. One day, I will finish off the pond with waterfall and get rid of the net and replace it with the pond wiring system (that's in the garage still in it's packaging!!) to guard against herons, that I have been told cruise overhead, by a neighbour of ours. Keith |
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 1:27:55 GMT 1
Now I see! ;D You sit all cosy in the warm watching them through the window whilst they are freezing their feathers off! ;D I understand about the rain drops, that is one of the problems with Auto Focus, it finds an object and focuses on it, but not necessarily the one we want. It would have been a nice photo of a raindrop though! ;D It's like my pics of the fish, frogs or spawn in the pond, the camera sometimes focuss on the netting I have over the top of it. One day, I will finish off the pond with waterfall and get rid of the net and replace it with the pond wiring system (that's in the garage still in it's packaging!!) to guard against herons, that I have been told cruise overhead, by a neighbour of ours. Keith I can imagine that herons would be a problem! We have lots of them around here and at times they fly over in squadrons! Cats can be a problem too with their paws that just love to dip in and grab whatever moves!  |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 1:33:55 GMT 1
It's like my pics of the fish, frogs or spawn in the pond, the camera sometimes focuss on the netting I have over the top of it. One day, I will finish off the pond with waterfall and get rid of the net and replace it with the pond wiring system (that's in the garage still in it's packaging!!) to guard against herons, that I have been told cruise overhead, by a neighbour of ours. Keith ! Cats can be a problem too with their paws that just love to dip in and grab whatever moves! Really, around here they are more solitary in their habits. We have the Grey Heron, don't think you get them, do you? Keith |
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 1:43:06 GMT 1
I can imagine that herons would be a problem! We have lots of them around here and at times they fly over in squadrons! Cats can be a problem too with their paws that just love to dip in and grab whatever moves! Really, around here they are more solitary in their habits. We have the Grey Heron, don't think you get them, do you? Keith We have the white faced or blue heron (Ardea novaehollandiae) which emigrated here in the 1940's and is now very common. We also have the white heron or kōtuku (Egretta alba modesta) which is very rare, there being only 100 - 120 known to be in New Zealand although they are quite common elsewhere. |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Apr 1, 2008 8:39:15 GMT 1
Wonderful photograph Keith. By the time I've fetched the camera to take photographs of the birds in our garden, they've flown  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 1, 2008 11:36:08 GMT 1
That's a cracking picture Keith. I have a pair getting all twitterpated in the garden too - they sit on smallest's swing crossbar a lot. They are very devoted aren't they? My two are never far apart. I like to see them in the garden - very pretty birds I think.
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 11:55:32 GMT 1
That's a cracking picture Keith. I have a pair getting all twitterpated in the garden too - they sit on smallest's swing crossbar a lot. They are very devoted aren't they? My two are never far apart. I like to see them in the garden - very pretty birds I think. That's a good word, see that's why we missed you, 4P! They are pretty birds aren't they, pigeons don't have the same sort of poise do they? These two are never far from each other!  Keith |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 1, 2008 12:04:00 GMT 1
'Twitterpated' is from Walt Disney's Bambi...I have spent far too many years watching children's films..... ;D (I still can't watch the bit where Bambi's Mum gets shot though....sob)
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 12:07:24 GMT 1
Bill Oddie described their cooing to sound like they were saying "I don't know, I don't know" - I'm sure you'll agree when you next hear them. ;D You (or should I say Bill) might be right there, The witch. Keith |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 12:09:00 GMT 1
'Twitterpated' is from Walt Disney's Bambi...I have spent far too many years watching children's films..... ;D ( I still can't watch the bit where Bambi's Mum gets shot though....sob) I've only seen it once and I struggled with that bit as well, come on it's a children's programme for G*d's sake! Keith |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 1, 2008 12:17:59 GMT 1
It's awful though! I was screaming so much I had to be removed from the cinema the first time I saw it (age 4) and I still can't bear it....I never watch Lassie fims etc either - always howl like a baby. You should have seen me in the first 3 minutes of The Lion King. in the Circle of Life bit - sobbing like a total wally within seconds. My family thought it was hilarious.....I am terrible : |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 12:24:26 GMT 1
It's awful though! I was screaming so much I had to be removed from the cinema the first time I saw it (age 4) and I still can't bear it....I never watch Lassie fims etc either - always howl like a baby. You should have seen me in the first 3 minutes of The Lion King. in the Circle of Life bit - sobbing like a total wally within seconds. My family thought it was hilarious.....I am terrible : Do you remember that Lassie one, when that little dog, protecting it's master got kicked to death. That REALLY upset me! Keith I didn't like the ending in Kes, either!  |
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Post by debbiem on Apr 1, 2008 12:25:01 GMT 1
It's awful though! I was screaming so much I had to be removed from the cinema the first time I saw it (age 4) and I still can't bear it....I never watch Lassie fims etc either - always howl like a baby. You should have seen me in the first 3 minutes of The Lion King. in the Circle of Life bit - sobbing like a total wally within seconds. My family thought it was hilarious.....I am terrible : I'm the same with the beginning of the Lion King, it gets me like that too. : What a brilliant photo Keith. I wonder if it's the doves in next door's Horse Chestnut that are coming down to nibble on my Hyacinths? But it can't be - butter wouldn't melt judging from that photo. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 1, 2008 12:26:34 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 1, 2008 12:28:45 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D My eyes watered when I visited Bedgellert |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 12:31:26 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D Here you are, 4P. Something to cheer you up. Keith  |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Apr 1, 2008 12:33:24 GMT 1
'Twitterpated' is from Walt Disney's Bambi...I have spent far too many years watching children's films..... ;D ( I still can't watch the bit where Bambi's Mum gets shot though....sob) I've only seen it once and I struggled with that bit as well, come on it's a children's programme for G*d's sake! Keith I have a book at home that my brother's girlfriend at the time gave to me about Bambi, and it has beautiful drawings in, but I still cry when I see the one of Bambi after his Mum is shot. I won't go into detail but it is sad. |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 1, 2008 12:33:59 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D My eyes watered when I visited Bedgellert For those who do not know the story, here it is - the story of Gellert, a faithful dog: www.valleystream.co.uk/gelert.htm |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Apr 1, 2008 12:35:38 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D Here you are, 4P. Something to cheer you up. Keith Ah bless, I do like robins. Going back to doves, our neighbours' have just had a dovecote put on their new pergola in the front garden! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 1, 2008 12:35:40 GMT 1
Ohnooooooo....wasn't it AWFUL? And the legend of the little Scottie dog who wouldn't leave his dead master's grave.....sniff....I can't bear to think about them - let's stop now. I'm ill you know! ;D Here you are, 4P. Something to cheer you up. Keith Ahh, what a perky little chap - cheers Keith! |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 1, 2008 12:42:47 GMT 1
I always wondered about a dovecote myself, but if it got full, wouldn't it get a bit noisy? Wouldn't mind it full of collared doves though!
Can you imagine! I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, then a youngster or hybrid, oh I really don't know!
Keith
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