The last Tit out of the party of five I want to introduce to you is the Coal Tit. It was the last Tit to arrive at the feeding station (after the Great Tit, Blue Tit, Willow Tit and Crested Tit), but it is making up for that with a big appetite and by being […]
Last week, I wrote about the increasing number of tit species that visit my forest feeding station (aptly renamed the Titty Inn) and how I hoped to be able to photograph Willow Tit and Coal Tit anywhere soon. Well, things worked out better and sooner than I could have hoped for. Willow Tits have a […]
I have a serious confession to make: I like tits. As this is a nature photography website, I hope I do not have to explain what kind of tits I mean. Tits are cheerful little birds that can be found everywhere. Everyone knows the Great Tits and Blue Tits that visit about every single garden […]
Now that the temperatures are dropping and natural food sources are becoming scarce, the feeding station attracts more and more hungry guests. Great Tits were the first to find the banquet feast, followed shortly by Nuthatches, Blue Tits and Robins. Two weeks later, Willow Tits checked the perimeters of the feeding area and are now […]
With not much on my current photographic shortlist and some time to spare, it seemed like a good idea to spend a few hours in my permanent forest hide to check the situation. I was happy to see that the feeding frenzy had finally started. As usual, the great tits formed the majority of the […]
Some time ago, I entered a blog about panblurring. In short, panning a flying or running subject with a relatively slow shutterspeed will render the subject sharp and the background as pleasantly colored streaks. With non-moving subjects, you can extend the technique to what is known as zoomblurring. Just frame your subject as you always […]