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hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.



Date/Time 22-Apr-2004 17:54:25
Make Nikon
Model D100
Flash Used No
Focal Length 50 mm
Exposure Time 1/80 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (4)
Metering Mode center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program aperture priority



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Backdoctor said:
hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the
walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest
for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me
next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.



Date/Time 22-Apr-2004 17:54:25
Make Nikon
Model D100
Flash Used No
Focal Length 50 mm
Exposure Time 1/80 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (4)
Metering Mode center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program aperture priority



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you have to be careful with them now. we had a robins nest with three chicks in it. as they got older and ready to fly, the father woulld come around more often. hardly saw him while the mother was feeding them. anyway i decided to rope off the nest so the gardners would not go near the nest. I got a little too close and the father swooped down on me from a tree. the chicks panicked and fluttered out of the nest. the father continued to make swooping passes at me. All of a sudden there was a congregation of birds on my roof squacking and carrying on. must of been at least 20 birds. I could not go out in my yard for about a week. really funny. this year I took down the first nest i saw. let them go somewhere else unless they pay me rent.
Backdoctor said:
hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the
walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest
for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me
next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.



Date/Time 22-Apr-2004 17:54:25
Make Nikon
Model D100
Flash Used No
Focal Length 50 mm
Exposure Time 1/80 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (4)
Metering Mode center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program aperture priority



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Harris

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The parents watch me, but I dont try to touch them or the nest. Just part the bush a bit and take a few shots. They are cute, chirping away if you walk by.
shootit said:
you have to be careful with them now. we had a robins nest with
three chicks in it. as they got older and ready to fly, the father
woulld come around more often. hardly saw him while the mother was
feeding them. anyway i decided to rope off the nest so the gardners
would not go near the nest. I got a little too close and the father
swooped down on me from a tree. the chicks panicked and fluttered
out of the nest. the father continued to make swooping passes at
me. All of a sudden there was a congregation of birds on my roof
squacking and carrying on. must of been at least 20 birds. I could
not go out in my yard for about a week. really funny. this year I
took down the first nest i saw. let them go somewhere else unless
they pay me rent.
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Harris

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Hey, Harris, those are fantastic... particularly the 2nd one! Great work, my man. Take some pics every day and document their growth.

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Thats what I hope to do. I get home while its still light, the sun is low and over my back.

Thanks..guess I'm better at stationary targets vs moving ones.
Uncle Frank said:
Hey, Harris, those are fantastic... particularly the 2nd one!
Great work, my man. Take some pics every day and document their
growth.

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Very, very nice. I'm envious.

Lar.
Backdoctor said:
hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the
walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest
for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me
next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.



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Backdoctor said:
hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the
walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest
for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me
next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.
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Harris

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Fanatstic !

If you have time and patience, just try to follow up (photographically) on their 'growing up' on a daily basis

Rgds
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Thanks, I am going to try to do that. The parents havent dive bombed me as I am careful not to touch the babies or the nest. So far, so good.
Agmuvo said:
Backdoctor said:
hope you dont mind me sharing. This nest is inside a topiary on the
walkway of my house. The mockingbirds have been building the nest
for a month. Finally the babies hatched. Need my wife to help me
next time to move the leaves out of the way. Hope you enjoy.
--
Harris

PBase/DPReview/NTF supporter
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Fanatstic !

If you have time and patience, just try to follow up
(photographically) on their 'growing up' on a daily basis

Rgds
DigiPete
CP8700
Click to expand...
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Harris

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Mock...YEAH!
ing...YEAH!
bird...YEAH!
yeah...YEAH!

(For any Dumb & Dumber fans out there, heh. :) )

Great pics! Oh, how I long for that kind of DOF control.

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Thanks Jesse! Just shot 5 more today at lunch, closed the lens down to f7 I believe. Will post either tonight or tomorrow. They are so cute, they jump up thinking I'm going to feed them. The mom is ok with me, but boy did she chase a squirrel all around my property
mrhooks said:
Mock...YEAH!
ing...YEAH!
bird...YEAH!
yeah...YEAH!

(For any Dumb & Dumber fans out there, heh. :) )

Great pics! Oh, how I long for that kind of DOF control.

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Jesse
(see profile for equipment)
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Harris

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Actually, they're teenagers now, so instead of food, is $20 bills!
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David H Lewis said:
Reminds me of my kids!
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they walk by.
David H Lewis said:
Backdoctor said:
David H Lewis said:
Reminds me of my kids!
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