Neil Grubb
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A feeding frenzy occurred today during which the local tits consumed an entire feeder full in around 90 minutes. I decided to try to capture pictures of all 3 common tits in flight; thank goodness for digital as I'd have used at least 5 rolls of film in the attempt! Most pictures were of empty space, out-of-focus birds, half birds, wing tips, or birds not in flight!
There are three flight paths to the feeder - from bushes left, hedge right, and trees back. I learned to look at these, not the feeder, and time the shutter button by snapping once the bird had launched toward the feeder. My reflexes were too poor to catch the birds as they came in, looking at the feeder!
Anyway two memory cards later and I got the three! Not perfect (great tit cropped out of frame, blue tit slightly poor focus) but good fun!!
There are three flight paths to the feeder - from bushes left, hedge right, and trees back. I learned to look at these, not the feeder, and time the shutter button by snapping once the bird had launched toward the feeder. My reflexes were too poor to catch the birds as they came in, looking at the feeder!
Anyway two memory cards later and I got the three! Not perfect (great tit cropped out of frame, blue tit slightly poor focus) but good fun!!