Oct 31
Hide
I decided to try a new approach to bird photography – I built a hide. It’s still very close to home, but just a little bit in the forest so the birds don’t have to come out in the open to feed. 
I set up a lot of food and a few perches (work in progress) and then a small tent with a camo net thrown over and I was thrilled to bits to find out that it works! I even had jays and magpies coming for a visit, normally they’re the shiest birds around. Only problem is that I’m so close that I can’t get these big birds in the frame without cutting off feet and tail feathers… while at the same time, I’m still too far to get a good full frame picture of the small birds. So I’m cropping, but I’m learning to live with it. I don’t want to move the tent any closer or the birds will start perching on the lens!
I know that we have a lot of birds around at the moment, but I didn’t see that many today. Maybe they were suspicious about my hide (and all the hassle I made when setting it up), so I hope that I will have more luck with the feathered friends in the coming weeks. Or the whole winter, for that matter – unless they disappear again like they did last year. Landscape photography is not really a vital option at the moment and I don’t have any landscape ideas anyway. Will need some snow before the landscape becomes interesting again!
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So you’re going real wildlife now! Off garden! ;o) Sounds like a nice arrangement!
Me, myself and I have an internal debate right now whether we shall take up birdfeeding at Hovstugan, or settle för the tits outside my balcony. Others used to feed there some years ago, so there are a few old feeders with patina. The environment is nice and you could actually sit inside the cabin photographing.
But it’s ten kilometers from home…
Now I’m officially jealous! -You build a hide, you have birds and prob. even snow
The branch isn’t the world’s best, but it’s ok. Bird’s pose is nice and the light is good 
Great beginning, cannot wait to see more in the future!
No snow yet, but I’m looking at the forecast and they say it will be snowing tomorrow. Unless it rains, of course.