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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 282321" data-attributes="member: 12257">Day 82 - Back Yard BirdingSpring is settling in, so the birds are out in full force.  Why not spend a bit outside tracking them down with the 70-300 VR?1st, the ever elusive cardinals.  They just don't like to hang out in easy to shoot areas.  The little female was even harder to catch a glimpse of than the male (who happened to be defending his rights to the lady from a couple of other interested parties.)[ATTACH]79310[/ATTACH][ATTACH]79311[/ATTACH][ATTACH]79318[/ATTACH]Caught a few of the European Starlings all gossiping together on the balcony of the birdie condo.[ATTACH]79312[/ATTACH]This Mockingbird flew down on a favorite spot of the fence to chatter for a while.[ATTACH]79313[/ATTACH]He scolded me a bit as I got closer.[ATTACH]79314[/ATTACH]Then gave me a perfectly in focus shot of his rump.[ATTACH]79315[/ATTACH]I got his attention back by attempting to mimic his song choice of the day.[ATTACH]79316[/ATTACH]And as I was changing angles on him, I got a good shot of the colors on the starlings.[ATTACH]79317[/ATTACH]The sparrows are starting to get used to me, and are letting me get fairly close.  This lass is still in her winter down...[ATTACH]79319[/ATTACH]...as is this fuzzy little male.[ATTACH]79321[/ATTACH]He was just trying to get warm in the sunlight, so didn't even seem to be bothered at all by my presence.[ATTACH]79320[/ATTACH]</blockquote>