Some winter photos

[David LaPell]

The mild winter has left me able to get some decent photos so far, and the wildlife and nature has been obliging.

This one I have been wanting to get for a while, it's on my way to my son's school so one day I took my camera along and got an angle I liked.



This little red squirrel has been hanging around the feeder, so far it has been playing well with the birds so as long as it does, it can stay.



I have a pair of downy woodpeckers, and they seem to come back every year, or their kids do. They tend to be a little skittish but always let me get a decent photo now and again.





The Chickadees are the most numerous birds out there, and if you can get them to sit still for a second they can give me a nice photo.



Last weekend we took my son to a workshop where he built a birdhouse, but they showed him how to make a birdfeeder out of a pine cone that is coated in a Crisco/ Cornflower mix or peanut butter and then dunked and rolled in birdseed. I had a small Nuthatch stretching upside down for it and a Chickadee coming in for a landing.

 

[chief38]

Beautiful shots!!

 

[whitestang]

Great camera work. You should make a book of your nature pictures.

 

[Faulkner]

Nice shots. you are right in that you have to be quick to capture some of those small birds that never seem to sit still

 

[chud333]

Thanks for sharing David.
I always enjoy your photography.


Chuck

 

[Rastoff]

Fantastic! One day I hope to produce pictures as nice as this.

 

[e3mrk]

Beautiful.You do excellent Camera Work.

 

[bigwheelzip]

I bet your feathered friends find those yummy suet irresistible.