davidnoeledwards 0 Posted February 10, 2007 All comments welcome. (More shots of this bird at www.studioedwards.com/photos/pileated) - Thanks for your comments! Link to comment
danielwreed 0 Posted February 11, 2007 Nice shot of Pileated. I looked at your others and I am really impressed. The real trick here I suspect is that you were able to get the bird to come in so close. Any hints you have on that I would like to hear. Link to comment
rafael zapata 1 Posted February 11, 2007 Una gran captura y dificil de capturar , saludos Link to comment
rafael zapata 1 Posted February 11, 2007 Una gran captura y dificil de capturar , saludos Link to comment
davidnoeledwards 0 Posted February 12, 2007 The trick is to provide the birds with food and then hide from them behind something that exposes only the camera's lens. Then wait for the birds to come. With pileated woodpeckers, unfortunately, it's possible to wait a lifetime. So I was thankful, to say the least, when this one appeared. (The truth is, I almost wet my pants.) Chris Gomersall's excellent book, "Photographing Wild Birds" is full of examples of this technique. Link to comment
danielwreed 0 Posted February 12, 2007 Thanks for the tip on the book. I bait the birds as well but I suspect bladder control would be an issue for me if a Pileated showed up. Perhaps next you will get an Ivory Billed. Better bring a change of pants just in case. Link to comment
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