Garden Decor with SONG

Thank you, Peter!

Thank you, Gerald. my neighbor has an alcove near my rock garden; which allows me to set up a 3-sided bird-blind. They can see me, but I am not as noticeable there. So I pretty much just keep my tri-pod parked there. I go there at least 2 to3 times a day, for my coffee breaks. I have even sort of camped out there to get good images of new arrivals. I even got hummingbirds in sleet and snow. I am somewhat retired from the system; so I make the time to try and shoot every day. And occasionally, I get to go to other sanctuaries; field trips. etc. About the rock garden: I put out 7 to 10 different feeding places and water, some cover; a sort of fun little habitat. It seems whenever I go on these trips, I am somewhat disappointed; because I usually see more in my yard. Although I did see Mountain Bluebirds on one of my hikes up a mountain, Mary's Peak. Didn't get any good pictures there. lol In essence . . . feed them! Keep shooting and develop an eye for composition. I always say to myself when looking through the lens: would that look good framed.

Beautiful shot. How do you get such great shots of these birds?