outdoor

So lately we have had some pretty awesome birds hanging around the yard. We have the Hawks which I posted about earlier this week, a few sneaky Cardinals and I even spotted a Wood Pecker today but wasn’t able to capture any decent shots of it.

Here are a few of one of the Cardinals. He was hiding so it was hard to get a clean shot and my editing skills aren’t at a high enough level to edit out all the branches and other distractions.

I am still happy with them and have more and more respect for wildlife photographers as I continue to photograph these birds.

Ohh and Oshie still could care less about the birds…well except for Turkey which he has been enjoying for the past two days. 😉

Hey look! A post that isn’t about Oshie. So we have a few hawks that have been hanging around the neighborhood lately. I am not sure what has drawn them in but there are at least 3 different hawks that I have seen flying around or perched on trees in the morning. There is one hawk who always perches on the top of the same tree looking into the sunrise. He or she appears to be the biggest of the bunch and is the easy spot for me to try and photograph. I say try because the lighting is terrible at the time of day that they are out and my camera equipment is not professional and neither are my skills yet. Even with my Tamron 70-300mm at 300mm I have trouble getting a decent photo and to top it all off the little bugger keeps an eye on me and takes off any time I get within 100 yards or so. Anyway here is the best shot I was able to get so far. Nothing special and I had to crop like crazy to make it presentable.

Ohh and Oshie could care less about the hawks.