Either the inner rat cut him / herself (and might need some attention), or else somebirdy tried to eat the puppet and got a nasty rat-sized surprise (and probably urgently needs some attention (unless the attacker was a pea, but they are not noted for bleeding)†). Or the inner rat could just be a really enthusiastic painterpainteater…
† I suppose the hypothesized attacker could be a horse, which is why it’s so important to include a working flamethrower in your basic first aid kit.
johnson catmansays
That is a great shot! I love the coloring. How far away are you from the subjects? I guess you use a zoom lens to get such good close-up shots? Are you hidden from the birds, or do you just stay really still?
blfsays
Are you hidden from the birds, or do you just stay really still?
The rats powering the puppets are accustomed to her presence. Also, she’s been well-trained (well, squashed) and brings the paints to eat…
How far away are you from the subjects? I guess you use a zoom lens to get such good close-up shots? Are you hidden from the birds, or do you just stay really still?
Generally, 8 to 25 feet. My big lens is a 70-300mm. My front windows open onto the front deck, and the birds are well aware of me, especially when I’m shooting with the window open. I do stay extremely still, and employ micro-movements. I shoot hand held, no tripod.
Ice Swimmersays
The picture’s so clear and the colour of the bird comes out strong in the mostly gray background.
Either the inner rat cut him / herself (and might need some attention), or else somebirdy tried to eat the puppet and got a nasty rat-sized surprise (and probably urgently needs some attention (unless the attacker was a pea, but they are not noted for bleeding)†). Or the inner rat could just be a really enthusiastic
painterpainteater…† I suppose the hypothesized attacker could be a horse, which is why it’s so important to include a working flamethrower in your basic first aid kit.
That is a great shot! I love the coloring. How far away are you from the subjects? I guess you use a zoom lens to get such good close-up shots? Are you hidden from the birds, or do you just stay really still?
The rats powering the puppets are accustomed to her presence. Also, she’s been well-trained (well, squashed) and brings the paints to eat…
Somebody’s been at the pickled beet jar.
Johnson catman:
Generally, 8 to 25 feet. My big lens is a 70-300mm. My front windows open onto the front deck, and the birds are well aware of me, especially when I’m shooting with the window open. I do stay extremely still, and employ micro-movements. I shoot hand held, no tripod.
The picture’s so clear and the colour of the bird comes out strong in the mostly gray background.
What a colour! I didn’t think birds had that colour this side of the tropics
Like Giliell, I had no idea a finch could be that color (notwithstanding blf‘s explanation :-)).
Love the color; great photo Caine!
It musta flown into a flock of migrating blackberries.
or currants