Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Strange, I have a different experience with chickadees. Next to the seed feeder, I have a coarse wire mesh feeder filled with peanuts. While the occasional jay clumsily attacks a peanut or two, the chickadee will stay on it, upside down some of the time, for minutes at a stretch. And, not paranoid like the finches; I can get surprisingly close before he/she flies away. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On May 29, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Some birds, such as the Titmouse and Chickadee, spend only a couple of > seconds at the feeder while they grab a seed and fly back up into the > overhanging tree branches. While hiding behind a tree, hand-holding the > E-510 with 250 Telyt-R, I got one shot. He caused the feeder to swing, > and he hardly stopped flying. I hope for another opportunity. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bird+87+edit.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information