Bird Watching: Daily Bird Pics Vol. 355, 0 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
Wow, I hadn't ever visited that first thread Mrs. Ed. That's some great info.

KC, I have an inexpensive point and shoot camera that I don't fully know how to use. My advice for people without expensive equipment or actual know-how who want to take a point and shoot into the wilderness: 1) plan the outing in the early morning or late afternoon and walk the trail so the sun is at your back 2) be sneaky and 3) for me, 1 in 10 pics is going to be OK, so I recommend taking hundreds of pictures!

Otherwise, Mrs. Ed is spot on. Put a feeder or bird bath right by your window, clean your window and sit inside and take amazing close-up photos!

Here are some Ibis that I took last week. They were actually flying so fast that by the time I snapped, I no longer had the sun at my back which is why the sky looks dirty. With software, I can change the sky color to blue but then I lose the late afternoon glow on the Ibis that I kind of like, so I left the dirty sky.