Posted by Dennis Plank on July 3, 2011 at 10:15 PM
My wife started a study of Western Meadowlark plumages this spring trying to use trail cameras and set up perches in known territories. The results have been very mixed thus far and we obviously have a lot of refinement to do in the technique. The main issue is that all the trail cameras seem to be designed for larger game. As such, they have wide angle lenses and a wide field of view for the sensors. This doesn't work all that well for relatively small birds. While they are usually identifiable to species, plumage details are impossible to make out-if any one knows of bird studies using this kind of equipment, I'd love to know about them.
However, some birds have been captured, including this hen Harrier with breakfast.
I remember a few years ago when I was in Oregon. A little neighbor kidlet was interested in my "big camera" and followed me around for awhile. I lent him one of my old cheap digital point-and-shoots to play with in his garden.
I told him how hard it was to get close to animals and birds without scaring them away, so he would not be too disappointed.
He came over the next day with a VERY good shot of a rabbit 10 feet away from his playhouse (aka "blind") and another of a
hummingbird perched on a nearby branch.
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3 repliesHowever, some birds have been captured, including this hen Harrier with breakfast.
Now why can't I get this kind of shot?
I remember a few years ago when I was in Oregon. A little neighbor kidlet was interested in my "big camera" and followed me around for awhile. I lent him one of my old cheap digital point-and-shoots to play with in his garden.
I told him how hard it was to get close to animals and birds without scaring them away, so he would not be too disappointed.
He came over the next day with a VERY good shot of a rabbit 10 feet away from his playhouse (aka "blind") and another of a
hummingbird perched on a nearby branch.
Sandy