Birds at the feeder
18th October 2010
In: Photo Shoots
Yesterday I set up a 'hide' in the garden shed hoping to photograph the regular visitors to the garden as they arrive to make use of the feeders.
The aim was to photograph them in the surrounding trees, unfortunately as is often the way no one told the birds and they made dashes to the feeder fro the deepest darkest regions of the trees.
In the end I photographed them on the feeder so I didn't come away with nothing! The majority of the visitors were greenfinches and fortunately they looked to be in good health.
I cannot stress enough the importance of feeder hygiene, the disease Trichomonosis is a real threat to finches and other birds and you can help reduce the spread by regularly cleaning any garden feeders.
For more information please visit the RSPB website
Here are my favourites of the photos taken all are of Greenfinches.
The aim was to photograph them in the surrounding trees, unfortunately as is often the way no one told the birds and they made dashes to the feeder fro the deepest darkest regions of the trees.
In the end I photographed them on the feeder so I didn't come away with nothing! The majority of the visitors were greenfinches and fortunately they looked to be in good health.
I cannot stress enough the importance of feeder hygiene, the disease Trichomonosis is a real threat to finches and other birds and you can help reduce the spread by regularly cleaning any garden feeders.
For more information please visit the RSPB website
Here are my favourites of the photos taken all are of Greenfinches.