Hi,
Thank you for the notes below.
I am sorry if I am not using this listserv improperly. But youall have been
a big help and encouragement.
But it has been a comic, but frustrating struggle. Everyone has been very
helpful.
My new camera just came in today's mail. And I have figured out the first
10 pages of the instruction manual (out of 130 pages!!).
Now I have to go buy an SD card. I have plenty of batteries.
I did guess for a proper Anti-shake setting for max zoom. (i.e., I did not
shake like this 40 years ago!!!!)
Nice sunny day here, now where are all the yard birds when you need them???
LOL, LOL
more later on the saga of Joe's bird watching!!
pax,
joe d phillips
columbus, ohio
-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Bowman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:43 PM
To: Joe Phillips
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
Joe,
I've been birding over ten years, and it does my heart good to know that
someone else has the exact same problems that I have. I love birds and
birding, and I love trying to figure out what birds I have seen. I have
good eyes and surprisingly good ears. But my rather poor memory will keep
me from ever being a truly top-notch birder. I too take notes, and
sometimes it does me good, and sometimes it doesn't. So, I smiled when I
saw your post. Between you and me, even the experts sometimes let birds
remain unidentified. For every bird I identified for the OBBS this past
year, there was probably at least one that wasn't identified. Oh, well.
However, once you latch onto a trick, it usually stays with you, I have
found. That's the beauty of figuring out this stuff for yourself. I now
know that the (adult) red-shouldered hawk has light reddish stripes across
its breast, while the red-tail has darker streaks up and down. That helps
when the bird is perched.
The hairy woodpecker's bill is as long as its head is thick, while the downy
has a tiny little bill. That really helped this week, when I had a new yard
bird - a hairy woodpecker.
Good luck.
Margaret Bowman
Licking Co., OH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
> Hi,
>
> The problem is not my binoculars, it is my memory that is the problem.
>
> After looking through about 20 bird pictures later, I have trouble
> remembering the original features of the live bird I was looking for.
>
> If I write down data and bring it back I have the same problem.
>
> So if I can take even a crappy but adequate digital photo of the bird I
> can
> spend whatever time is needed to decide what it is.
>
> So I am hoping the camera comes this week. My wife's take pictures of the
> grandbaby digital camera is basically useless to me for bird
> identification.
>
> I have Birds of Ohio, and a Peterson guide.
>
> cheers,
>
> joe d phillips
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Wright [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:48 PM
> To: Joe Phillips
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
>
>
> He Joe. I was a birder for some time before I started taking "bird"
> photos.
>
> What kind of binoculars are you using and what bird guides do you have and
> study?
>
>
>
> Scott Wright
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
>
>
>> Hi Bird Folks,
>>
>> I appreciate very much being on this active and helpful chatline.
>>
>> I am really struggling trying to learn how to be a Birder.
>>
>> So far it has been mostly frustrating.
>>
>> So I finally decided if I took a photo of the bird I was looking at I
>> could
>> find it in the books when I got home.
>>
>> I am really ignorant about birds but sincerely want to learn.
>>
>> Please advise me if you have experience with the camera that I have
>> purchased and is coming soon.
>>
>> It is:
>>
>> a Konica Minolta Dimage Z6 6MP Digital Camera with 12x Anti-Shake Zoom
>>
>> Hopefully, the 12X will be able to make close-up pics that I can improve
>> my
>> identifications.
>>
>> sincerely,
>>
>> joe d phillips
>> columbus, ohio
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