Little birds on Wires and Stuff (7 pics)

[Scottes]

I went to Vermont yesterday looking for some old buildings, a sunset, and wildlife of course. With the wildlife I soon noticed a funny trend - every bird I saw wanted to pose on a wire, post, sign, or some other man-made object. I got ONE shot of a bird in a natural setting, and that was on a boulder placed as a road-block. Go figure.

Once I noticed this trend I stopped scanning the trees and started checking out the telephone wires and stops signs and such. It worked - I nailed a few little birds. And it allowed me to be extremely lazy as I never left the car once.

I missed a few shots - including an RWB on a black & red post - due to my leaving the windows rolled up. Once I learned to keep them down I did better. Hey, it was HOT.


My only "natural" shot...

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/HouseSparrow_57256.jpg


She poked her head out to check the surrounding, and found nothing but a big silver Crown Vic...

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/HouseSparrow_57272.jpg


What the...?

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/HouseSparrow_57273.jpg


Just a pose

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/HouseSparrow_57280.jpg


And another pose...

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/HouseSparrow_57281.jpg


I can't catch these Tree Swallows flying, so I'll take them sitting. On a wire of course.


http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/TreeSwallow_57249.jpg


And his lady, on the post holding the wire up.

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/TreeSwallow_57260.jpg


I did see a couple raptors playing and screaming atop a small mountain, but I was armed only with a 17-40 at the time... Figures. (It was fun to watch, though.)

[CyberDyneSystems]

"What the" is really great!

I love it! Noce swallows too... Can't believe your allready posting more after GMOS :shock:

[nitsch]

Great shots! The swallow on the barbed wire is my favourite. :)

[cfcRebel]

Nice shots of the birds! #3 is really funny. Drill-headed sparrow?:D

[IanD]

#3 is too cool!

[sparker1]

Very nice series, Scott.

[Leorooster]

I love "what the...". Very cool.

[Chris1le]

"What the" has to be my favorite

[tupe]

Enough good stuff here for two pages of superlatives. Great work!

[RockOne]

What The?...is making my head spin !! :-).
Great shots !

[PhotosGuy]

Drill-headed sparrow? :D

Nice shots!

[Scottes]

And to think that I bitched when I took that shot, thinking it was ruined... When I saw it on the screen I could only laugh! "Drill-headed Sparrow" it is!

[LazyPhotographer]

Great shots - #3 is hysterical!

Oh yeah "And it allowed me to be extremely lazy as I never left the car once." - don't you mean efficient, not lazy ? ;-)

[RockOne]

"Drill-headed Sparrow"

Wouldn't that make a few woodpeckers jealous ?? :-) !

[marie]

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif ha ha ha 'what the' has nearly took away from all the rest
but not quite http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

what is he doing anyway ?
has he been messing about with his head in ps ?http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

great shots :cool:

that second shot is very like Sandy's avatar:lol: :lol:

[birch]

Have to agree with everyone else, "What the" is the best.

[stoneylonesome]

Outstanding shots Scott, What the Heck kind of bird did you say #3 was? :lol: :lol: Must be a Vermont bird that just heard another Former Governor Howard Dean speech :lol: :lol: :lol: