Of course I use seeds and mealworms ( not maggots jk) to attract the birds as you say it's part of field craft I.e getting the subject where your going to obtain the best view of it , it doesn't always work though , and with the likes of the larger species owls ,seabirds,waders etc a lot of it is down to studying habitats and also taking into account the direction of light , sometimes it's inevitable that you have to shoot into the sun though , it can be extremely frustrating at times when the birds don't want to play ball but you need that extra bit of dedication , on Thursday I spent the whole day with Andy rouse the well known wildlife photographer (on a personal friends basis) not a lesson waiting on the owls And I took around 500 shots , , once home and downloaded I think that only 3 or 4 shots were useable
. He stayed on at the location waiting on the RIGHT light .. he may or may not have got it I'm yet to find out . But that's the name of this game dedication , realising that it may or may not all come together in a few minutes a day ..
and take my shots of the bearded tits from last weekend , I waited 12 years for that opportunity , I may return on Sunday as a stork turned up on the reserve today ..Last edited on Sat Mar 30th, 2019 18:52 by blackfox
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