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Feeding Time

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nge

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I set my camera on my "NEW" tripod, and set up my chair less than 20 feet from one of our birdhouses. I sat sideways to it to get better shots of parents feeding one baby. The birds are English sparrows (pest birds) but my wife loves 'em anyways. I was in manual F-10 or 11 was in shade. Was also using my remote cable release......nge
 
Love it, Kelly. It is a Targus Black Label Pro Tripod, it has a fluid head, holds up to 5lbs., minimum operating height of 5.5", max height of 60". Oh, and it has a center hook for stabilization. And the best part is that it only cost me 60.00.........nge
 
Some cameras need to have the anti-shake provision turned off when using a tripod. The owner's manual for my Sony A300 says to turn it off, but I forget most of the time and the pictures are just fine. Also, I have seen a few folks hang their big heavy camera gear bag from the hook. Kelley (Texas) :)
 
My puppy found the tripod more fun than my legs, and he kept weaving between and around under it. I've used tripods before, but a leg lock broke on my old one and I was using duct tape to keep the leg extended. A real pain if I had to re adjust it........nge
 
I know your wife enjoys them but you are doing everybody a dis service by allowing house sparrows to nest on your property. As I am sure you already know they destroy eggs of native birds and will reduce the population of "good" birds in your area. It would be better to tape off the entrance to that bird house next year then to allow sparrows to nest in it. Sparrows and starlings are the two birds that are not covered by federal migration laws and they are legal to trap and or shoot them.
 
I know they are "bully" birds, but my wife loves them. I am going to make more wren houses again and this time I won't listen to my wife and re-make the holes bigger. One of the sparrows fledged and I didn't see it in the grass near the flowers and stepped on it, thank God it wasn't dog poop. I do shoot them when my wife isn't home, also, we have cowbirds around, I shoot those too. And definitely pigeons, the pigeons are Detroiters and are nasty, filthy buzzards.........NGE
 
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