I cheated but I got some

[FromtheBackofaHorse]

I have been admiring a lot of bird shots on here. I can't ever seem to get a good shot of a bird to save my soul. So this morning, I decided to cheat.

I put some bird seed out on the railing of the deck straight in front of the patio door. Brought a chair to the middle of the living room and planted my butt on it. These are taken through the patio door but at least I finally got a few.

[beachcomber]

Thats not cheating, thats innovation and creativity.

Cheating would have been speading a thin layer of super glue on the rail next to the bird seed

Great shots ftboah

beach

[dlalonde]

Originally Posted by beachcomber

Thats not cheating, thats innovation and creativity.

Cheating would have been speading a thin layer of super glue on the rail next to the bird seed

Now there's an idea

Great shots.

[jack russell]

Great trick .. I'm guess that double jay is parent and child? never seen 2 so close without a fight going on .. nice crisp shots through the patio doors ..

[jakethepig]

I agree too, It's not cheating, it's setting up the shot, and how well you set it up. Great tip and wow look at the results. Be proud Deb. You did a great job.

Dave.

[ororockcrawler]

Nice sharp images,

[fstopMike]

No such thing as cheating...I agree with Beach. Like your second one. It looks like it's really scoping you out!

[leonaashlee]

Whatever you have to do to get the shot is not cheating...it's good photography. And these are good shots....I particularly love the jays. Nice work.

[mikez53]

I like that idea, very ingenious. These are teriffic shots and the blue Jay in the second shot seems to be giving you a threating look.

[Bernzfotos]

Great shots - I was never a bird shooter either but actually enjoy catching them now - given me more ideas how to capture them - thanks for sharing. Cheers, Bernz