H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 815 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

Bird Art # 23

BIRD ART # 23

"Mourning Dove Couple" Sketch - charcoal and graphite on drawing paper- 6x8"

“Mourning Dove Couple” Sketch – charcoal and graphite on drawing paper- 6×8″

Artwork © H.J. Ruiz – Do not copy or download

We had a 28° F temperature at 8:30 in the morning and has been in the low 30s all morning and part of the afternoon. It wasn’t a gray day but hazy in part. I had a large group of Mourning Doves eating from all the feeders and some Carolina Chickadee picking sunflowers seeds back and forth, Northern Cardinals were there too and House Finches here and there getting their share of seeds. That’s about all I had in my backyard. I have some pictures for this post.

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Mourning Dove

House Finch (F)

Carolina Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (M)

Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

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Got Some Visitors!

Despite the strong wind and temperature into the low 40s, the sun was shining this morning and I took my camera and my newly purchased Sigma lens 150-500mm zoom f5-6.3 APO DG OS, shot a total of 37 frames to see how it performs. I used my Canon 60D on Manual setting, spot metering. I had the sun on the background which made it a bit harder to get good readings. I have some samples for you to see today. I hope you like them. Another thing, I shot these through the window glass from my home office window.

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Northern Cardinal (F)

Field Sparrow

Northern Cardinal (M)

Northern Mockingbird

House Finch (M)

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Budgerigar

The Budgerigar, also known as common pet parakeet or shell parakeet and informally nicknamed the budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot. Budgerigars are the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus, and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia where the species has survived harsh inland conditions for the last five million years. Budgerigars are naturally green and yellow with black, scalloped markings on the nape, back, and wings, but have been bred in captivity with colouring in blues, whites, and yellows, greys, and even with small crests. Budgerigars are popular pets around the world due to their small size, low cost, ability to mimic human speech, and playful nature^. The origin of the budgerigar’s name is unclear.

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