Laureate Shelties Blog
A bit of this, a bit of that...with a lot of free spirits.
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Our feeders are out the front door, hanging from branches of a blue spruce. We have a feeder with sunflower seeds and one filled with Niger seeds. I have a few days worth of pictures...
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On Saturday even though it rained the feeders were incredibly busy!
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The chickadees are probably the most common bird at our feeders. They are so cute and cheerful.
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Experimenting with the flash. While the experts recommend 3 strobe lights to freeze the wings, I used the flash on the camera and got the opposite result! I kind of like it though!
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The flash brought out her colours. The shutter speed is only 1/250 sec.
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Translucent wings...
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1/2000 sec...tongue sticking out!
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And again...
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I don't think I've ever seen a porcupine here before. I was out on the steps feeding the chipmunks when this prickly guy came right out of the center island! Luckily I had just put the dogs away.
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He was in no hurry as he ambled towards the dog yard!
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I'm hoping I don't see this guy again anytime soon...especially when we're out on a walk!
2 comments:
OMG! Bold as brass! Maggie had a "close encounter" with a porcupine at the cottage and it wasn't fun removing those quills. We were more upset than she was!
Luckily that hasn't happened to our guys, but I don't know if this guy was just passing through or if he's taken up residence! Bunny would go wild...she has such high prey drive.
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