67Firebird
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wuchang
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Have any goldfinches show up?
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67Firebird
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Not yet. I have seen a few here in the past, but not really common.
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67Firebird
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67Firebird
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wuchang
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Miss Molly likes Blue Jays……..loud,obnoxious and pushy
Did I mention we have married 37 years? 
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HAUS
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good pics kurt!
i just had a summer tanager, goldfinch and bluebird sitting in the same tree within a few feet of each other. Almost American flag-like.
i couldn't get close enough for a decent picture with the phone.
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67Firebird
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Thanks.  I'm not seeing too much variety here.
Mourning Dove.
Cow Bird.
Tufted Titmouse.
Nuthatch.
Wren.
Bluejay.
Crow (bonus this year; fairly rare around here).
A couple different small woodpeckers. The Pileated are very rare here.
Redtail Hawk.
Turkey Vulture.
Several Bald eagles the last month.
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67Firebird
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I couldn't get a pic, but I saw a Blue Grosbeak out back today. 
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67Firebird
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This pair just stopped by. I believe that they're Kingbirds.
(Pics through the screen, kinda suck).
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67Firebird
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Blue Grosbeak;
I don't know what this one is;
This one is also a mystery to me;
Any help with ID on those last would be appreciated.
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67Firebird
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wuchang
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Still no orioles
I guess they didn’t show here this year
Bluebirds got ran off by house sparrows…..house sparrows got ran off by Miss Molly …….hell, she might decide to run me off also 
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67Firebird
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A bird didn't like my Blink Outdoor 2 camera;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwH0HBksMk0
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wuchang
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Quote:
67Firebird said:
A bird didn't like my Blink Outdoor 2 camera;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwH0HBksMk0
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67Firebird
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wuchang
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Gettin pretty good with that camera
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67Firebird
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Thank you.
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67Firebird
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67Firebird
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A pair of Bluebirds came by. I only got pics of one though.
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wuchang
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Those are pretty good Kurt
A little cropping to tighten the POV and composition……
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67Firebird
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Thanks, Bill. I appreciate that from you. Those are cropped pretty far down from the original, because my lens isn't good enough to zoom in any more. (Nikon DX 55-200mm). I tried cropping these deeper, but it got fuzzy. Some day, I need to get a better lens, at least 400mm.
I'm also taking these pics through glass (my storm door), so that takes a bit away. 
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67Firebird
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Regarding composition, that's something that I always think that I could do better. I try to leave the most space in the direction the animal is looking or traveling, and the overall size/shape of the pic to fit my 23" monitor.
Here's an example, and I'd appreciate your opinion.
Here's an original pic of a Hummingbird, not zoomed in.
(Links, because they're 4,000 pixels)
https://i.postimg.cc/SxLLW2Ft/2023-6-16-Hummingbird-1.jpg
This is zoomed in all the way;
https://i.postimg.cc/TwsnRngh/2023-6-16-Hummingbird-2.jpg
Here's how I cropped it;
Will you show me how you would have done it, and maybe with a quick explanation?
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67Firebird
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Tufted Titmouse.
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wuchang
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Hey Kurt
Missed your question but better late than never……..I hope
Look up rule of thirds composition and golden ratio
Cropping is designed to show off what you think is important but may not have had the lens
Also if you were shooting something that you were going to add text you crop different
I have some projects that I have work on (wood working) and I will try to get back to this
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