Beginning in the fall of 2020, nearly a year after the onset of Covid, I ventured out to at least photograph the birds in the backyard. Following the guidelines from Moose Peterson, I added a perch between the bird feeders and their safe place - the bushes at the edge of the woods where they could pause before going to the feeder or wait their turn at the feeder.
Over the next couple of months I added a blind so I wouldn’t have to hold still for hours to catch a shot, and through the cold and snow, began to hone my skills at understanding their behavior and the technical aspects of focus, shutter speed aperture and ISO.
The results so far - I still have a lot to learn - are on the Birds of Civid19 section and I hope you enjoy them.
Morning Dove in Snow
