Nutcrackers are not very rare but for some reason there aren't very many photos of these birds. Perhaps the areas where they live are too distant. Well, not for me.
Nutcrackers can be seen and photographed in Bulgaria just outside my home town.Today I decided to try photographing them.
Initially I wanted something different. A unique photo that you don't see. Rather motivated I woke up at 6 a.m. and sneaked out of the bed to arrive at first light at the Nutcracker location. The sunrise from the mountain next to Sofia was really pleasant.
I arrived at the spot right when the sunlight was coming through the conifer tree tops. Golden colour grass with patches of snow made the moment rather awakening. But... No birds. They had not yet awoken. Only a few Crossbills were calling from here and there followed by Bullfinches, Common Treecreeper, Firecrest, Willow Tit and a few other small birds.
I walked along a trail and back with no luck. Then i heard the call. Nutcracker. I decided to give it a try. Threw out some peanuts and in a minute a bird was around. Then a second one, third, fourth, fifth...seven birds turned up and with absolutely no anxiety, they started feeding. I threw some more peanuts and ended up with a couple of hundred shots. Well raw material. After post processing them I now have about 50
It was too dark. Here are a few shots:
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Some misunderstanding between two birds had to be a subject of a dispute. I happened to be too close to get the full scene. Nevertheless, it's quite unique behaviour that I haven't seen photographed:
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
In addition to the Nutcrackers, a Red Squirrel turned up. It got a cone and stood up for some 5-10 minutes eating the seeds only about 5-6 m away from my camera. Here is the result:
Squirrel photography by Iordan Hristov
On my way home a party of passerines was feeding by the road a brief stop produced this lovely Willow Tit Poecile montanus.
Willow Tit photography by Iordan Hristov
What a nice way to end up the working week. Looking forward to the weekend when I hope I will have some more photography options.
Well if interested in seeing or photographing these lovely birds just drop me a line.
Feel free to have a look at my other blog: http://danbirder.blogspot.com/
Nutcrackers can be seen and photographed in Bulgaria just outside my home town.Today I decided to try photographing them.
Initially I wanted something different. A unique photo that you don't see. Rather motivated I woke up at 6 a.m. and sneaked out of the bed to arrive at first light at the Nutcracker location. The sunrise from the mountain next to Sofia was really pleasant.
I arrived at the spot right when the sunlight was coming through the conifer tree tops. Golden colour grass with patches of snow made the moment rather awakening. But... No birds. They had not yet awoken. Only a few Crossbills were calling from here and there followed by Bullfinches, Common Treecreeper, Firecrest, Willow Tit and a few other small birds.
I walked along a trail and back with no luck. Then i heard the call. Nutcracker. I decided to give it a try. Threw out some peanuts and in a minute a bird was around. Then a second one, third, fourth, fifth...seven birds turned up and with absolutely no anxiety, they started feeding. I threw some more peanuts and ended up with a couple of hundred shots. Well raw material. After post processing them I now have about 50
It was too dark. Here are a few shots:
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
Some misunderstanding between two birds had to be a subject of a dispute. I happened to be too close to get the full scene. Nevertheless, it's quite unique behaviour that I haven't seen photographed:
Nutcracker photography by Iordan Hristov
In addition to the Nutcrackers, a Red Squirrel turned up. It got a cone and stood up for some 5-10 minutes eating the seeds only about 5-6 m away from my camera. Here is the result:
Squirrel photography by Iordan Hristov
On my way home a party of passerines was feeding by the road a brief stop produced this lovely Willow Tit Poecile montanus.
Willow Tit photography by Iordan Hristov
What a nice way to end up the working week. Looking forward to the weekend when I hope I will have some more photography options.
Well if interested in seeing or photographing these lovely birds just drop me a line.
Feel free to have a look at my other blog: http://danbirder.blogspot.com/
