1. Ok Buster, You Have About 2.5 Seconds To Move!" House Sparrows I captured in my backyard in Virginia...I do have a lot of them here!
Canon 7D, 70-200L IS II @ 200mm, 1/2000sec, f/2.8, iso400 and cropped. Photo taken 11/28/2013.

2. A Tufted Titmouse at the moment of takeoff in my backyard in Virginia.
Canon 7D, 70-200L IS II @ 200mm, 1/1250sec, f/2.8, iso1250, handheld and cropped for composition. Photo taken 12/22/2013.

3. I think this American Cardinal likes to pose? Captured it in my backyard in Virginia. Love it when they sit still long enough!
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 250mm, 1/200sec, f/5.6, iso1250, handheld and cropped for composition. Photo taken on 11/30/2013



4. I had a rare visitor today in my backyard in Virginia, the Dark-eyed Junco. A couple of them were looking for food around my S E N S O R. Pretty bird!!
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 400mm, 1/4000sec, f/7.1, iso1250, tripod used and cropped for composition. Photo taken 12/25/2013.
The high setting were in place attempting to get birds in flight, still turned out nice!

5. I have been trying to capture these Downy Woodpeckers in flight now for a couple of months now; I guess one decided to give me a Christmas present!! From my backyard here in Virginia. Not as sharp as I would like, but I think I will keep it
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 300mm, 1/1600sec, f/7.1, iso800, handheld and cropped for composition. Taken Christmas Eve 12/24/2013.

6. An American Goldfinch out in my backyard with a black oil sunflower seed. Had a mouth full it did!
Canon 7D 100-400L @ 285mm, 1/500sec, f/5.6, iso1250, tripod used and cropped for composition. Sky with heavy overcast. Photo taken on 12/21/2013

7. Another Sunflower Seed Bites The Dust!" Captured this Tufted Titmouse in my backyard in Virginia. It was a wet, rainy and cloudy morning.
Canon 7D, 70-200L IS II at 200mm, 1/150sec, f/3.2, iso1000, cropped for composition. Photo taken 12/22/2013.

8. Am I Handsome Or What!" I captured this Male House Finch in my backyard in Virginia.
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 400mm, 1/200sec, f/5.6, iso100, cropped for composition. Photo taken 12/15/3013.

9. Caught this female House Sparrow in flight, got lucky again..in my backyard in Virginia.
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 235mm, 1/1600sec, f/5.0, iso400, cropped for composition. Photo taken 12/07/2013

10. Sharpening It's Beak For The Hunt!" One of the Bald Eagles I captured across the small river that runs at the back of my property in Virginia. Love these birds of prey!
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 360mm, 1/800sec, f/8, iso200, handheld and cropped for composition. Photo taken 01/19/2013.

11. Great Blue Heron I captured while boating on Lake Anna Virginia. They make flight look so easy!
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 170mm, 1/1250sec, f/8, iso400, handheld and cropped for composition. Photo taken on 11/02/2013.

I Got The Snow Flakes, Anyone Got Salt And Pepper?" I captured this Tufted Titmouse with a black oil sunflower seed in my backyard in Virginia. They are one of the cutest birds!!
canon 7D, 100-400L @ 250mm, 1/1000sec, f/5.0, iso640, tripod used and heavy crop for composition. Photo taken 12/14/2013.