Carpe Lumen Daily

I’d never seen one of these birds up close. I also have not seen one since the day I took this photo. I believe it is a purple finch, although it could be a house finch as both have similar colouration. I’m a bit disappointed that this shot was not sharper, and it is the [...]

Another bird who loves our messy yard. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:200mm | Shutter speed:1/250 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting Date: June 9, 2009, 7:24 pm

I’ve never seen such timid doves as the mourning doves that frequent our backyard. One hint of a human through a window and they are off… (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:220mm | Shutter speed:1/400 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting [...]

Another of our most common yard birds (NOT the band)… the chipping sparrow. We’ve had babies AND parents this year, but have no idea where the nest is. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:400mm | Shutter speed:1/500 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi [...]

We have very few chickadees in our yard, although they are fairly common around our county. One thing about taking pictures of them – they are incredibly quick and almost always in motion. You get a lot of shots of empty perches. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to [...]