Saturday 14 December 2013

Dive Straight In

I always have the 70D set to burst shooting. A few days ago I was hoping to catch a sequence of shots when a bird visited the Birdy Bistro. The lighting conditions were poor but I did manage to catch the following sequence as a male Chaffinch dived in to grab a seed:

Choose a porthole
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Line up with it
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Apply the air brakes to slow down
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Head first in to the seeds
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The Chaffinch had no intention of landing on the perch.
They often fly close, hover, dive in and leave again as soon as they have grabbed a seed.

6 comments:

  1. oh, that's awesome! these birds have such great markings and you were able to show him off well!

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    1. TWG: I think the showy ones always look best when in flight.

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  2. Great sequence. I rarely see them on the feeders they seem to prefer the ground.

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    1. Adrian. The pigeons and collared doves scoff all the seed on the ground.

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