A very cooperative Black-capped Chickadee

[Turberticus]

I took this from my car. I heard a Black-capped Chickadee close by so I stuck some sticks in the ground about 10-15 feet away, ensuring I had a clean fairly distant background. I then pished for the bird and it landed right on my perch to investigate! It stayed for about 5-10 seconds which was plenty of time to fire off a bunch of shots. Since there was enough light and the background was distant enough, I stopped down to F/7.1 which is apparently the sweet spot of the 200-500.

All shots taken at 1/800 F/7.1 ISO 560

 

[coachjohn57]

Nice images of a tiny subject; I like the second one in particular! Nicely done.

 

[John 2]

No. 2 for me as well.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nicely done. Both the photo and the field craft that you described.

 

[DripDryMcFleye]

Some very nice photos of my favorite bird! So far I have not had much luck with "pishing". I must not be doing it right. LOL

 

[AlanTW]

Another vote for #2, lovely shot

 

[Rick S]

Great shots. I have two "sticks" planted next to my bird feeders so I get more natural looking shots and less feeder shots.

 

[Turberticus]

Great shots. I have two "sticks" planted next to my bird feeders so I get more natural looking shots and less feeder shots.

Thanks, and great idea! I'll definitely have a feeder setup once I have a yard.

 

[ssheipel]

Nicely done. A few of these swooped in and landed on my car and at my feet as I was getting ready to hike into some wetlands today. Love these little guys; I had no food so they moved on