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Photo Tips: Using Nature's Props
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Your bird-feeding station is a wonderful place to get some great photographs of the delightful birds that drop by for a snack, drink or bath. Adding a few twigs and props can assist you in getting some super pictures.
Here are several ideas.
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Twigs used as props

Simply attaching a few branches near a food or water source like this flowering twig of Witch Hazel provides a perch for the birds to hop on while they check out the scene.

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Photo opportunities soon arrive, especially if it's a bird that enjoys a bit of company like this Bushtit.
 
Bushtit
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Bushtit   Chestnut-backed Chickadee
A Bushtit and Chestnut-backed Chickadee pause for a moment on another twig prop.
This is a great opportunity to get some decent photographs.
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Bewick's Wren

This Bewick's Wren has just come out of one of the water dishes and instead of flying away, it perches on a lichen-covered branch placed there just for that purpose.

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Female Red Crossbills

A twig or two nearby the water dishes gives another bird a place to wait. Here a female Red Crossbill has a drink while another waits its turn.

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These photo set ups are quite helpful if you want to capture more natural- looking images without the feeders or the water dishes.

Here a male Red Crossbill cooperates and perches on a branch placed near a water dish.
 
Red Crossbill
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For some more ideas like this go to our Creating an Inviting Environment page.
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