A few photos of birds from my Southeastern Tennessee garden.
First, thank you to everyone who commented on last week’s Garden Tuesday post. I was feeling torn because much of the advice about building a successful blog stresses finding a narrow niche. This blog doesn’t fit that model — its only real niche is me, Pam Greer. Your thoughtful responses reminded me that I’m not a commercial enterprise and I don’t need to compete with the glossy, highly produced blogs out there. I write this space to be myself, and that makes all the difference. Thank you.
Now for another matter: yes, I have issues — many of them (ask my husband if you don’t believe me). Do you remember when I said I would take five new garden photos each week? After checking my Lightroom catalog, I discovered I already have 1,408 garden photos waiting to be edited. Adding more right now seems unnecessary.
So, unless something exceptional occurs, I’ll be working through and posting photos from my archive — like these little birds. I enjoy photographing birds in fall and winter because they’re easier to spot against bare branches. The trade-off is that it’s cold, and many of these images were taken from the warmth of my house through a window, which affects image quality.
I also recently bought a new telephoto lens that will let me get much closer to the birds. It’s heavy and will require a tripod, so I’ll wait for a warmer day to set it up properly.
This series features birds with red coloring. The first image shows a finch. The second is a downy woodpecker — notice the small bright red spot on the back of his head. The last two photos are male cardinals, bold and vibrant among the branches.
Thanks again for reading and for the encouragement. I’ll be sharing more from my edited archives in the weeks ahead, and hopefully some tripod-assisted shots when spring brings warmer days and more active birds to the garden.