I tried to get some wrens

[Maestro]

that were playing in the bird bath, but the minute they sensed me, they were gone. But I noticed a ton of birds in the back field. I believe they were sparrows. They were moving so fast feeding on the insects in the field that my autofocus really would not work so I switched to manual.

This autofocus did turn out just to give you an idea of what the birds were doing. Do you see them?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Birds_feeding_in_field.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Skimming_for_food.jpg

Anyhow, I tried to get some action shots on manual. Only three came out. The rest just showed little blurs on the screen. :roflAnd even these aren't that great.

Skimming for insects.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Floating_along2.jpg

Cruisng along...I like the pic of the wing here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Pretty_pic_of_wing2.jpg

Can't find anything....back to the trees.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Heading_to_trees.jpg

While I was snapping these photos, pesky mockingbird showed up.

Bird on a wire
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Bird_on_a_wire3.jpg

I did catch this action shot of some bird. I don't know what it is, but it was landing on a branch of a dead tree.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Landing_on_branch.jpg

Here is the bird perched.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Surveyingtheland.jpg

This one was actually with a friend.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Surveying_the_land_pair.jpg

So anyhow, I couldn't get the wrens but I got a few shots anyway.

[Ric Grupe]

Those would be Swallows. You can tell by the split tail and the acrobatic behavior. They are a pleasure to watch.

[Maestro]

Those would be Swallows. You can tell by the split tail and the acrobatic behavior. They are a pleasure to watch.

Yep, I was pretty sure about that. My birding abilities are improving daily. And they are very acrobatic for sure! Is that a sparrow that I caught landing on that branch?

[gluwater]

Yep, I was pretty sure about that. My birding abilities are improving daily. And they are very acrobatic for sure! Is that a sparrow that I caught landing on that branch? The bird landing on the dead tree is also a swallow. They are called Tree Swallows. You can look up details on them here (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/TRESWA/).

[ysr612]

here is a wren with a spider
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/80442602-M.jpg
here is the mate with a grasshopper
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/80593968-M.jpg

[Maestro]

here is a wren with a spider
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/80442602-M.jpg
here is the mate with a grasshopper
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/80593968-M.jpg

Thanks. Mine are definitely wrens as well but not that exact kind. I am going to have to sneak up on them or get a bigger telephoto lens. :thumb

[Maestro]

The bird landing on the dead tree is also a swallow. They are called Tree Swallows. You can look up details on them here (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/TRESWA/).

Thanks. I'll check out the link.