Garden Blackbird- wide angle

[Bill19]

Hi guys, heres some shots I took of the resident female in our back garden, continuing on from the set I just posted. I realised she was getting so close to me that I could start trying to take some shots using my kit lens, so inspired by some up close wide angle shots of red squirrels I had seen, I decided to try and get some "animals in their environment" type shots with this blackbird in the context of my suburban back garden (hence why I chose a clothes laden washing line as the background!). I was wondering which was peoples favourite?

1.
The Garden Mother by Billy Clapham, on Flickr

2.
The Suburban Garden by Billy Clapham, on Flickr

3.
A Blackbirds Home by Billy Clapham, on Flickr

4.
Close up and personal by Billy Clapham, on Flickr

5.
Mother bird by Billy Clapham, on Flickr


Thanks!
I posted a blog on my site about this and other shots taken in my garden of the wildlife if anyone's interested http://billyclapham.co.uk/wildlife-2/garden-visitors/

 

[bison]

No1 works best for me.

 

[pooley]

Great set of shots, but although I can see the 'birds in an urban garden' angle, I do think losing the washing line would be an improvement.

Full marks for getting the wide angle shots though

 

[Bill19]

Great set of shots, but although I can see the 'birds in an urban garden' angle, I do think losing the washing line would be an improvement.

Full marks for getting the wide angle shots though

Yeah I do wish now I experimented with a few other backgrounds instead of just sticking with the one. I actually took this shot the evening before with a different backdrop, I'm unsure if its any better, just maybe slightly less distracting, though the lighting wasn't as good. Its a shame I'm back at uni now, so i can't just pop out into the garden to have another go :')
Garden Visitor by Billy Clapham, on Flickr

 

[BillN_33]

Billy - hope you dont mine my edit - not perfect in any way - but just a 2 minute twiddle" - it's not difficult to change

but I like the original unusual composition, anyway

 

[RedRobin]

#1 is my favourite. I really like the concept.

So your secret weapon is mealworm, eh? Blackbirds are amazingly friendly anyway if you approach them right.

 

[den]

The second set are more appealing ,I do like No1 in the second set .

 

[Nawty]

I dunno, I rather like the juxtaposition of the wild bird and domestic scene of the first set, I really like #1

 

[andy0306]

Great pictures, although my wife would kill me if I posted pictures of her bra on the washing line

 

[Nawty]

And I hope you didn't wash the reds and the whites together!

 

[slt_roopan]

WoW - fantastic shots

 

[dinners]

Good stuff.

I quite like the inclusion of the washing line as it adds to the 'garden' feel.

 

[ndwgolf]

Fantastic

 

[Bill19]

Cheers guys! I think number one is my favourite as well, I think at the time she might have spotted a predator in the sky or something, because she looked up at the sky then froze in that position for a few seconds, it definitely seemed like she was looking at something anyway! I'm keeping my fingers crossed when I finish Uni and get home for summer that she might have some fledglings around that I might have a chance at getting as close to!

Great pictures, although my wife would kill me if I posted pictures of her bra on the washing line

haha I only noticed they were there after i started looking through the shots on my laptop! Just to make it even more awkward, they're are actually my mums!!