TTFeb: Birds!

silveredeye prompted: Birds? :D

Birds are actually a relatively new joy in my life! The downfall was the discovery of borbs (through a fic, haha), and the realization of HOW CUTE THEY ARE.
 

The best bird season is late fall, when it's cold enough that the little birds get all puffed up for warmth. Second cutest is when you walk by a bush full of chattering birds and then they go silent. I know you're there!

 

The prettiest bird I've ever seen might be a Steller's jay; the iridescence of its feathers was incredible. I have a Steller's jay feather on my desk and it's so interesting to look at the color shifts.

 

However, if I look at pictures I've taken of birds... Herons and egrets definitely are the bulk! At least of the pictures that are IN FOCUS, because I'm not great at fast focusing. (What /is/ the trick that wildlife photogs use? I ought to fiddle with this some more.) Those fishing birds just stay so nice and still and let you slowly get them into focus haha!

 

Below are five pictures from last summer in Portland, Oregon.

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