Hello birders of #SMaP, how lovely that in this Round 240 we have a free theme... I wonder if we’re also free to share our blurry 🤣 photos... because what I’ve got today it’s memorable... you’ll see why.
Let’s start with this one, not too shabby, right? It’s a jabao Woodpecker… I’ve photographed it before in my backyard. This time I spotted it in Monte Barreto, an ecological park where I was left speechless today, because in a single tree, there were sixteen different bird species
🤓
A tree like this one.
@leasorfro and @pedrorrm-76 did manage to photograph all those birds, but truth be told, I couldn’t see much myself. The trees are thick with foliage, and the light kept shifting—sometimes the sun was right in my face… so many little details that make getting a good shot quite the challenge. And I don’t have binoculars. So really, what I could more or less see was through the 45–200 mm lens on my camera. Luckily, they were there and more or less pointed things out, and I managed to see… the little I saw.
This fellow flew in close—and me, who hadn’t managed a single decent shot after being there with them for over half an hour… well, I dashed over to see if I could do something with this one.
And his pose, by the way, reminded me of the neck pain I was already feeling from staring up into the treetops, where the birds were having quite the party. And me… well, I just hoped my cervical spine wouldn’t knock me out of action today.
“You’re made for frontenis,” he said, pointing over there.
😂
“Alright”, I nodded, and looked at the photo that had gone awry… the camera sometimes throws a tantrum in those critical moments—in the good sense—when I might’ve captured a brilliant shot.
nice shot
Just look at the things it does to me. 😤
The first blurry lifer of the day!
This is a red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus), though here my colleagues call it “Aparecido de San Diego”. There were plenty of them around, but I only managed to photograph this one, and not very well, to be honest.
Blurry lifer, sore neck, rebellious camera—and still, I’m thrilled. You know? 😃 They tell me they’re blue in their adult stage, but females or immature males can look like this…
Second lifer of the day—also blurry
😂
Let’s move on to the
third blurry lifer
... that (bobito) one’s a bit embarrassing.
In short: I had a lovely, wholesome time—birdwatching is incredibly relaxing. I didn’t see all the species, as I really need a pair of binoculars. But I suppose one day I’ll have them. I love watching birds… and I suppose one day I’ll get myself a proper camera too—and me? I won’t stop till I reach NatGeo. Haha… hugs to all. Dreaming is free.
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