In the old house I took the screen off the window facing the bird bath and kept my camera on the desk. With the bird bath only about ten feet away from the window I could get lots of shots of birds in the bath or on the branches above it.
The bluebird pic is part of a series. These two were immature, still had a few fuzzy feathers. They had two or three other siblings and all would come and have a good splash in the bath, pretty much emptying it every time. I took photos of them over a couple of days when the light was good.
I have another set which is a good concept but not as good a picture, with a bluebird, a cardinal and a goldfinch all on the bath at the same time. I may turn that into a needlework. The photos don't work since the lighting wasn't good and the goldfinch was in his winter plumage so was a muddy greenish color.
Another day the bath was invaded by cedar waxwings and I have a bunch of pictures of them. That was the only time I ever got waxwings come like that so I was lucky the light was good that day.
Here before the goldfinches get the full summer plumage they head north. Usually they still have some greenish patches when they leave so we never get to see their best color. But it's fun to watch them moult. Maybe next year I'll set up my camera on the desk and try to get pics of them as they change colors.
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