Bella Vista Creek

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You might notice some recent changes to the blog. For one, the banner image above has changed from Mustang Island on the Gulf coast to a picture of a local birding spot near my house. Likewise, I plan to focus many of the upcoming posts on birding that area. On the right hand side of the page you will also see the addition of a new gadget that lists what birds have been seen in that area in the last 30 days. Further below, there is a link to ebird for more historic information about the birds seen at Bella Vista Creek. Feel free and contact me on the blog about what you think. Click on images to enlarge. (All photos by gbmcclure)

Jun 11, 2010

Seeing Double...and Triple

Once you have birded the same small location, during the same season, the chance of seeing a different bird becomes less and less. So this morning was an excellent opportunity to experiment with a new photography technique.

Early in the morning I was lucky enough to see this Painted Bunting. He soon saw me too and took off, but I figured if I was patient he might come back. Sure enough, he returned, and this time he hung around just long enough for me to change the settings on the camera. Here is the resulting picture.

painted bunting multiple exposure

He was cooperative, but not enough for a third exposure. A little later I came across this Carolina Wren singing from a nearby branch. I have found these wrens to be real show-offs and willing to repeat their calls for quite sometime before they will fly away. As you can tell from the following photo he sat for the full three frames.

wren multiple exposure
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  1. I think, so . . .June 13, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    This is a wonderful photo - love the technique - fun blog - I am a bird watcher as well - keep up the good work!

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