Talk about a Creeper

[Bear]

The first picture is of a Brown Creeper I took today and it was a first time for me.  That little fellow was so fast and I must say that blending in is something he's good at.  The 2nd pictures is of all the Grackles and a bunch isnt a good word to use. 

I made two trips to Tawakoni this weekend.  Saturday turned out to be a short trip but I got to see Mr. Ron, some birds, and listen to them sing.  Now I didnt mean Ron and the birds singing togther .

Today we had some rainy weather and the birds didn't seam to be out.  I know the picture isn't the best of the Creeper but it was the best I could do.  I tried shooting with my flash but I cant figure it out.  They are either to dark, to bright, or doesn't do anything and just gets in the way.   

[Jolly Jalapeno]

Nice shots.  The Creeper is hard to catch.  You know, I don't know a name for a large group of Grackles!  I'm flummoxed.  But at least you got to hear Ron sing, but not with the birds.   

[Chuck B]

Hey Bear at least you got to trip the shutter on a Brown Creeper, something I haven't been able to manage. They were common out here last winter but I was too slow. Can't find any this winter.

[carolyn]

Me too. I've never photographed a Brown Creeper.

[Bear]

Thanks everybody.  I must say that he was hard to get a picture of.  I bet I took 10-15 pictures and 4-5 of them he wasn't even in them.  1-2 of the pictures I bet you could give to someone that wasn't expecting a bird and they wouldn't even point him out.   

[Ron]

Creepers are definitely a hard bird to capture with a camera, I feel blessed when I capture one with my binoculars.  Well done. 

The Grackles, however, I can get at WalMart, I don't usually waste pixels on them in the field   Maybe I should?

[Imre]

Creepers! Sigh. They never stop moving, they never cooperate, they're never in good light, they always move to the wrong side of the tree. I'm convinced creepers exist solely for the purpose of frustrating photographers. I remember trying to photograph creepers on film. Imagine opening a box of slides and discovering you have lots of frames with tree trunks and no creeper!
-Imre
P.S. Birding trivia: in the nineteenth century, the black and white warbler was known as the black and white creeper; early ornithologists were convinced the two were closely related.

[Gus]

I agree that the Creeper is a very difficult bird to get pictures of. Your picture is much better than the best pictures I have. As Imre says they are experts at frustrating photographers, always hiding behind branches, scooting up the try just as you are getting a bead on them, and disappearing on the other side of the tree.

[Vern]

You must have put a lead on that Creeper, Bear, for it to be in the frame. I always have 1-2 of them in the winter "creeping" around the trees in my yard. I just realized I haven't even tried for them this winter. 

[Bear]

Yall are to nice.  That little fellow was hard to get pics of but it was just my lucky day.