European Starling
House Sparrow
The groups of birds that visited the feeder scattered as soon as I appeared. I tried a number of different approaches. I started with a 600mm lens and moved to a 400mm lens. I tried natural light and tried a flash fill (on camera and radio controlled through a window). I was outside for some and shooting through the window for others.
I discovered that fill flash from inside my home didn't bother them much but fill flash from the outside chased them away every time. Even the sound of my camera bothered them outside.
When I have another opportunity, I plan to set up a blind on the deck. I think I can sneak into it out of the birds field of view from my screened in porch. My ultimate goal is to photograph the birds so that they appear to be somewhere other than by my feeders.
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