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Shot some red-wing blackbirds down at Jesse Lake in Bonnyville AB Canada Used my new Tamron 70-300 VC handheld. Took several of BIF shots of these black beauties but none turned out. Need to work on my BIF technique obviously. The brown one is a juvenile female according to Photo ID — BETA |...

Black Tern - or at least that what it tells me at Photo ID — BETA | Merlin Bird ID app – Instant Bird Identification Help for 400 North American birds

Toot Toot Toot shooting out my backdoor. My wife noticed a flock of bird frolicking in our bird bath. Positioned myself back a bit from the the back entrance with the door propped open and took some pictures. It was pouring rain at the time. Pine Siskin Cedar Waxwings - one of them...

not my backdoor but my son's in Mississippi - the boy's got his own personal bayou This is the front side

right out my back door what it looks like for a least half the year

Some water drops on leaves part of my "Pringle Can Macro Shoot"

Had to test out my new DIY Pringles Can Macro Flash modifier Dug out my macro lenses (Nikkor 60mm and 105mm 2.8's) and even my antique magnifying filters. And just had some macro fun on a rainy day. This bud is 2 - 3 mm in diameter

Watched a Youtube interview of Don Komarechka https://www.donkom.ca/ where he talks about how he does his snowflake macro's and others - he talked briefly about the Pringle Can flash modifier. So having a urgent need to eat Pringles I had to make one and try it out. Works. Pulled out my...

Wanting to shoot better macro's. I have a 60mm and 105mm macro lens. I'm thinking of buying some extension tubes. I'm leaning towards the Kenko variety (about $150 CDN). On Amazon.ca I see there are several others on offer for about half that around $75-90 (Neewer, Cowboy Studio...

Aparently it is Lygus Bug - which is bad news - feeds on Peony buds - going to have to try and control this pest.

Found a Goldenrod Spider in my Lilacs - apparently they are not uncommon in Alberta but I've never seen one before. From what I read I learned they can change colour to blend into the flower in which they are hidding - I guess this one does not have purple in its repertoire. Although there...

amazing what choosing the 'wrong' white balance setting can do for a picture.

We had all but given up on this rose bush fearing it had not made it through the winter - and then, a new start.

Just a few shots of the Jacob's Ladder in the backyard.

Well it was close but no cigar - this is about as close to focused as I've been able to get with BIF. And while the focus point is not on the bird it is 'close' to the same plain as the bird - had I not been at 2.8 DOF might have been a bit more forgiving.

So I put my 105 macro lens on to go shoot some flowers and maybe a bug or two. Look up and see this; call it a flyby point the camera and pull the trigger - I got what I got. Then I'm out bug hunting but so is this robin - now this is 'in flight" but very low flight it is. aint pretty...

Almost got this exchange of the guard

just around the corner at my neighbour's bird house and there is one for the "almost" group to come.

got me some yellow finches in the backyard today