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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 808848" data-attributes="member: 50197">Welcome. Be careful, this hobby can take a big chunk out of your federal retirement, if you let it. But, it's a fun ride. I retired almost 2 years ago after 38 yrs with the USPS. I've been re-bitten by the photobug, but haven't had the electricity cut off yet. There are a lot of good Youtube videos on setting up perches and backgrounds for backyard bird photography. An eye level perch generally gives better results than shooting upward into the trees, or with the birds on the feeder. I made a quick and dirty perch using an old 4x4 with a 2x4 cut to form some legs on the bottom and screwed together. The perch itself is just a small branch pruned from one of my trees and screwed to the upright. Took me longer to get my tools together than to build. Getting the birds to use it is another matter, but when they do, it makes for good opportunities. [ATTACH=full]394541[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 808848, member: 50197"] Welcome. Be careful, this hobby can take a big chunk out of your federal retirement, if you let it. But, it's a fun ride. I retired almost 2 years ago after 38 yrs with the USPS. I've been re-bitten by the photobug, but haven't had the electricity cut off yet. There are a lot of good Youtube videos on setting up perches and backgrounds for backyard bird photography. An eye level perch generally gives better results than shooting upward into the trees, or with the birds on the feeder. I made a quick and dirty perch using an old 4x4 with a 2x4 cut to form some legs on the bottom and screwed together. The perch itself is just a small branch pruned from one of my trees and screwed to the upright. Took me longer to get my tools together than to build. Getting the birds to use it is another matter, but when they do, it makes for good opportunities. [ATTACH type="full"]394541[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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