Backyard Birding Close-ups, April 8, 2018

Excerpt from my nature photography journal on April 8, 2018...

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 67673020 - Eastern Towhee; Clarke County, Georgia. April 8, 2018.

In between the morning and evening church services, it was a bit of a somber, cloudy afternoon. The bold gold of an American Goldfinch drew my eye as we ate lunch.

Placing some black oil sunflower seed on a nearby rock, I laid on my belly underneath the swing set in the backyard. Of course, all of the birds I saw while eating lunch had now vanished when my lens was present.

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 67673021 - Northern Cardinal; Clarke County, Georgia. April 8, 2018.

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 67673022 - Carolina Wren; Clarke County, Georgia. April 8, 2018.

Having nothing else to do, I laid there for almost an hour waiting for the birds. The only avians to make appearances were a Chipping Sparrow, a male Northern Cardinal, and a female Eastern Towhee. Being within just 20 feet and using a 600mm lens provided some great close up shots.

The Goldfinch that had originally drawn me out birding appeared only briefly high up in a tree and backlit against the cloudy sky. Perhaps one day I’ll get a good Goldfinch shot.

Clarke County, Georgia, USA

• Mostly cloudy, high 56°, low 50°
• Sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 67673019 - Chipping Sparrow; Clarke County, Georgia. April 8, 2018.

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