Choose a porthole
Line up with it
Apply the air brakes to slow down
Head first in to the seeds
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.
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
Line up with it
Apply the air brakes to slow down
Head first in to the seeds
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.
Choose a porthole
Line up with it
Apply the air brakes to slow down
Head first in to the seeds
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.
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I love it!
ReplyDeletePleased you like it Wilma.
Deleteoh, that's awesome! these birds have such great markings and you were able to show him off well!
ReplyDeleteTWG: I think the showy ones always look best when in flight.
DeleteGreat sequence. I rarely see them on the feeders they seem to prefer the ground.
ReplyDeleteAdrian. The pigeons and collared doves scoff all the seed on the ground.
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