Birds.....04/06/11

Submitted by Abby on Sat, 2011-06-04 10:53

Traveling around Europe in a Van is a fantastic way to see the slights and really get in amongst the action.

After a few days working and rushing about photographing Barcelona I treat myself to the morning off! The campsite we are currently staying on is beautiful, set in amongst olive trees, this place is riddled with birds. As I sit with a cup of tea the little birds are hopping about looking for food. Perfect Photo Opp!!

I grab some cous cous,(I know bit posh!) and start tempting the birds. I use a long lens to get some really close ups. I also need to use a fast shutter as the little birds are twitchy and very fast moving! (F7.1, 1/250s)

I’m not particularly patient and waiting for animals to come to me isn’t something i’m interested in.

This is the perfect example of when I love to photograph wildlife.

The little birds are fun and easily tempted by the food. They are though, wild animals and I had to keep quite still and move silently.