Hard Working Pair of Mountain Bluebirds

I watched these two Bluebirds yesterday afternoon. They flew to a near-by pond and back with bugs in their beaks, non-stop, no breaks. They were fast. The babies inside were certainly being well fed.

I don't have a lot of experience in shooting birds, so any advice from the experts would be grately appreciated.

Thanks.

Thank you! It is nice to hear from you.

I'm no expert on birds either, so not much help with advice i'm afraid, but what I like about this image is the light on the top right bird against the darker background and the detail of the box, even the barbed wire fence plays a good part in the composition. Great timing!

Best Regards

Alf

Each bird brings interest into the composition.   Nicely composed

Well composed too! Pretty skillfully done Linda! Bravo!

Bets regards!

PDE

Nicely caught Linda..

This is a fantastic capture, Linda. To have caught these two blue birds in different positions is just awesome. The choice of wide aperture to throw the background details is a superb technical skill. Congratulations! - Lester

I agree with earlier comments, Great shot, and the barbwire for some reason adds to the whole thing. I've tried to get these kind of shots but don't have the patients to wait for that "Just the right moment" and used a motion detector on my DX2. Got some good shots but never as good as this one where you have both birds working. Nice!

Jim Umbaugh

Very impressive shot. Love the amazing depth of field, and nice resultant Bokeh effect. Details and composition are specially awesome. Bravo.

Hamid.

Thank you all for commenting!

Alf, I seem to learn by trial and error. The shots that I post are often just good luck. I really admire some of the bird photographers here on PN where you can see every fine detail in the feathers of a bird in flight. These little Bluebirds are so beautiful, their colour is incredible. I have spent many days this summer trying to get a good capture, so far this is the best.

Donna, I was pleased that I was able to capture two birds in one shot.

Pierre, thanks! You are very kind.

Andrea, thank you.

Lester, thank you for that. I was experimenting with different apertures and time values, it was more of an accident than skill. This is how I learn what works best.

Bobby, thank you for the kind comment, I appreciate it.

James, it can get tedious waiting for that perfect moment, especially on a hot summer day. These two kept very busy flying back and forth, and I focused on the bird house and waited. I had my camera set for high speed continuous and whenever they appeared in the viewfinder I shot a burst of shots and experimented with TV, AV and ISO.

Hamid, thanks so much. It is nice to hear from you.

Many Smiles, Linda

well composed. great capture.

well caught.

Linda,

  Beautiful capture with perfect timing & wonderful composition.  Take care, Patsy

 "I seem to learn by trial and error."   Linda here is a quote i read only yesterday: " they don't call it trial and success.  If you are not making mistakes you are not learning" - Jay Maisel

I agree with previous comments. Your composition is spot on. The bird house in the left bottom corner balances the bird on the top right corner. I also like the micro composition with the bird house and the bird perched in its top right corner which becomes a repeating theme.  Someone else mentioned this but the light on the bird in flight is really beautiful. I also like the bokeh in the field.  Well captured. Regards - michel

Splendid dramatic moment, very well captured !

One of the things I love at birds, is that most of them are coupled for life.

Thanks for sharing !

Congrats !

You had to sit there a while an take a few shots to get that right one... That bird is fast and flies at changing angles all the time.. I have captured them once or twice never to a level of detail I can accept.. You have done a great job here getting in right on the button... Well shot... MJ

Thank you all for taking the time to comment. I appreciate and enjoy  hearing your thoughts.

I'd title this "Homeward Bound".

Emmanual, thanks for the suggestion. I like it.