The Lilac Tree

This little female superb fairy wren is a regular in the yard along with her mate. Their chirping is so familiar to me now that I always know when they are about. This project has had me chasing heaps of birds, I have learned a lot about the different types & their tunes they sing. How to actually get a shot of one was a big learning curve. I love this part of my project, the bird lady part

[Heather]

such a gorgeous shot

[Livia]

Beautifully composed. Pretty shot! 8)

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful capture and colors.

[Karen Mitchell]

The bird is really perfectly highlighted despite all of the foliage which gives a wonderful sense of size and adds depth and colour which is fabulous.

[Nikki]

Pretty little bird

[Tricia O'Donnell]

gorgeous shot love the little bird

[ari fink]

would like to know what you have learned! at the beginning, ten years ago, i went into a shop that was selling digital cameras and asked for a camera with which i could make photos of birds. the ones they showed me were all not affordable for me, so i gave it up. i just have the chance sometimes to meet very tame birds in a park. i always wonder how other people manage to make such perfect pictures like yours :-)

[Wendy Bowden]

@aristide Hi Ari,
I am lucky enough my family & friends got together & gave me my camera for my 40th brithday. It has a 70mm-300mm lens which I use to chase birds around so you get close without getting close. It must be amusing to other people watching me sneak up on them. I am shooting manual with my camera now, it takes a little patience getting the right settings & getting a bird to stay. I do get a lot of bad shots to score one good one somedays. Most of my shots are from my yard, on our road home or at the beach near where I work. Love the challenge of it

[ari fink]

@wenbow thank you for your reply. so you too have a lot of bad ones until you get a perfect one? this becalms me ;-)

[Rainey Day]

Cute birdie!!! LOVE lilacs. Always had them outside our windows growing up. My father got an earful of cries when I came home one day and the bushes were gone!! He had no idea they meant so much to me!! Funny now to think of the stunned look on his face :)

And your wren really is cute. I like how he's framed!!

[Jo]

Very sweet shot.

[Edie]

Lovely capture. Great composition.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Kathy Burzynski]

Wow, just had to fav this! This is wonderful