Sunshine or snow, the goldfinches and other winter birds love
my feeders. The birds have been voracious
in this cold and icy weather. These
colorful feathered friends are the perfect subject to try out my new GoPro camera with, especially with its Wi-Fi hotspot hooked up to my iPad. Gosh its nice sitting in the
kitchen drinking hot tea as the temperature was slowly climbing toward 30 degrees while clicking the shutter remotely.
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| Image #140126-0029 Goldfinches feed before the snow on 1/26/14 |
The GoPro camera uses a super wide-angle lens to capture
close up action images of surfers, skiers and mountain bikers, so it makes kind of
distorted view of my feeders. The new device will have some practical uses in
my new book project concerning Louisiana Landscapes and other natural
subjects. I will be launching a blog
about this project soon.
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| Image #140130-0400 Goldfinches on a morning of snow 1/30/14 |
In this cold weather I am having a greater variety of
species at the feeders. Some like the
blue jay, red-bellied woodpecker and white-throated sparrows rarely come. The
last few days they too were hungry for my feeder's seed. When the yard was totally white, seven male cardinals in their bright red coats decorated the white and gray
landscape with vibrant colors. I once read that the state of Maine uses more
birdseed per person than any other state. I can see why, they need a little color in their long white winters.
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| Image #140128-0364 Cardinal and sparrows feed in the snow 1/28/14 |
