I’ve found a good spot to stand in with my new lens, the birds are faster than lightning, and I am working hard to be patient. When it warms up, I’ll set up a tripod and wait a bit. I’m told if you sit still for 20 minutes the birds will come out. And I want the photography to go way beyond sitting at a bird feeder. This is just a way of getting to know my lens.

And it’s like a meditation for me, calming and grounding.

I’m enjoying the challenge of bird photography, sometimes else I’m new at. I have a lot of ideas about how to do it, and in my way, of course. I don’t care what the pros do, I’m not one. It only works if it comes from my heart.

They came in twos for a while.

Followed by Woody, a regular.