Participant Photo: New Birdbath photos!
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I’m between 11-12 years old and my name is Mila Kedz. I ‘m a beginner nature photographer with a passion of birding. I have recently installed a birdbath in our yard to go with all feeders and natural habitat. Its been awesome to see so many birds visit it! Infact not long ago I attracted a rare species for the winter season, the Grey Catbird! There have also been a variety of common backyard birds coming to drink and bathe each day. If you are interested in seeing videos of the birdbath visitors and more, please check out my channel Mila Nature Lover!
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7 comments on “Participant Photo: New Birdbath photos!”
Were these photos captured with a camera trap?
No, I just use an old iPhone. I empty as much space as possible on it and let the phone record for up to 1 to 2 hours at a time. After the iPhone is done recording, I look through the footage looking for bird activity and taking screenshots of moments I like. For more check my channel: Mila Nature Lover!
Mila,
So good to see your interest in birding including creating natural habitats. Keep up the good work and have fun with nature photography.
Thank you, for your support. As you noticed I added some old branches and a fern in addition to the birdbath to create bird habitat. I will keep up the good work and have fun with nature photography. If interested in seeing the birdbath videos check out my YouTube channel: Mila Nature Lover.
You have the same birdbath set-up that I do – a large flat tray with some rocks and a heavy one to weigh it down – and all the birds love it! I think the birdbath brings more birds in than the feeders! Love that you have so many species coming to it already.
I have to agree, the birdbaths do seem to bring in more birds than the feeders. What species have you attracted? I have attracted at least 15 species. To see the birdbath videos, check out my YouTube channel, Mila Nature Lover.
In summer when it gets over 100 (sometimes 110) I get tons of birds coming to drink and bathe. Its still spring but its in the 100s already!
Update, 3 years later:
I still have the large main birdbath but have switched to a new container after the old one started leaking and a Birdfy camera after the old iPhone was beyond use. By now a total of 40 species have been seen at the birdbath, and though the last 2 springs have been too rainy, late summer to fall always makes up for this. Hot right now, every day for the past few weeks in the upper 90s, and we are currently in a localized drought. It’s hard to believe how far along I have gotten since this post. Now I have a Canon T7 for bird photography, have 1/3 of the backyard planted with various native plants, have 3 ponds including two mini self-maintaining ones, 5 birdbaths scattered across the yard at different heights, placements and designs, and 2 mud puddles and bee and butterfly baths. I am also a very active Ebirder with a hotspot for my yard, and various other locations, including stores and pools and keeping complete (almost too thorough) checklists. I also have a life list around 330-350 species, mostly because of 3 checklist boosts that each gave me around 50 species, a trip to a nearby sewer treatment plant (not kidding), a vacation to Costa Rica, and another to Europe. I have also joined our local bird group and hope to advocate for measures that help birds and nature. Now I have kind of reached my peak in bird understanding (that doesn’t mean I am done yet, there is still so much to learn but it will now take experience, not reading books) and are learning more about nature in general. After all everything is Nature is connected, so to truly understand and help birds, you must be an expert in everything else;).