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Sometimes it's just not fair
delia todd

Sometimes it's just not fair

It was pouring with rain when we got to the Mause Feeders. There were some birds around stuffing their faces.

We struggled on filling the feeders right to the top, getting wetter and wetter, thinking of hot coffee in the car. Eventually we were done. Sat in the car, window open, camera ready, waiting for the hungry hordes to return (usually they're there before be even finish).

Not a sign of one. Nothing, zilch!

Why did we bother eh?
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Habitat
Narrow strip of trees between road and grazing land
Location
Mause, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
31 October, 2023
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Roynato
You gotta trick them, Delia. Get in the car, engines on, say good bye out loud so they can hear and start moving. After 30 seconds the place will be full. 😄
 
Stanley Jones
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Bummer! and you worked so hard in the rain to get them filled all the way up, plus there were birds when you got there. That is definitely not fair. I hope the warm coffee was good! It looks like a marvelous feeding station. TFS D!
 

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Landscapes
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delia todd
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Comment count
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Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
Æ’/2.8
Focal length
4.3 mm
Exposure time
1/60 second(s)
ISO
500
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Mause Feeders 31 October 2023.jpg
File size
857.4 KB
Date taken
Sun, 29 October 2023 4:06 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 926px

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