A Woody and a Tit.

I created an unusual hide in the garden today. I'd noticed that when my kids where out jumping on the trampoline that the birds still came to the feeders. So when the kids went in I got my camera out, lay down on the trampoline, zipped up the safety net and waited.

Wood Pigeon. I like these birds but they don't half do big craps on the garden.
1/400s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso100 - handheld/trampoline assisted

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What a 'novel Hide' Damien, good thinking.
Excellent shots and the colours look very good.

So that's where the big huge lumps come from in my garden and I thought it was my two little dogs.

Nice shots Damian. I especially like #1.

Thanks Tony and Ed. Might try out the playhouse as a hide today!

This hide sounds like fun! I prefer the first shot, well done.

hmmmm,sounds like a good excuse to get a trampoline "but honey,they make great bird hides" lol,I like the second shot best

Great looking shots, especially the first, the detail in his eye is awesome

Very nice shots, especially the wood pigeon, nice detail and the exposure looks great. Nice work!

excuses excuses! nice job

I Like the first shot best as the face is lite better both nice though.
Rob.

Thanks everyone. I thought maybe the pigeon had something wrong with its eye, but I looked at some other shots of another pigeon and it has the same shaped iris. Wonder why that is?

I'm sure it has something to do with spotting predators. Take the iris of a horse, long and narrow, from front to back. This gives them an almost 360 degree view, so they can spot anything coming up on them.

Great shots Damian! Good thinking on the "hide"!

Thanks Mitch and Nick. I'm thinking that a big beer tent might also work well as a hide.

dewmuw wrote:
Thanks Mitch and Nick. I'm thinking that a big beer tent might also work well as a hide.

You would!
Lovely shots, Damian. Did you use 'bounce' flash?