I was so happy to see Scarlett! Great shots, thanks Phil

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I always get excited when I see R7 and 100-500mm. That’s my setup. Great shot shots!! Especially the blue birds and that thrasher. I really need to get my back yard setup like yours. I’m trying to get hummingbirds to come by my yard. They’re my favorite. Love to get some close shots like yours. I’m usually trail walking hand held so close ups are rare for me.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! A blind, even a temporary pop-up variety, will really help you get close and there is nothing better for quality bird photos than getting close.

Great shots! I really liked the bluebird and the juvenile mockingbird with its mouth open.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen!

Beautiful shots Phil. That hide is certainly a great addition to your place. Great video 👍🙏

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks Phil for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦❤️

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

didnt want this to end! you have a lot of different birds around your yard! great video

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! If you look in my Wildlife and Pets playlist, you will find many more videos that I made in the blind and other locations.

Absolutely beautiful shots. You are fortunate to have all of the those at your back porch. 💖🤗

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, JP!

@JonnyPink65

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach 💖

Fabulous shots and as always very interesting video, great work!

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great photos and just outside your door.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Sometimes I still have on pajama pants when I work in the blind LOL :)

Really great pics and video. Your hide and setup helps getting close and get details. Thanks for sharing this. / Per

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I was 68 on May 12. I use the 100-500 too on my Canon EOS R. I've spotted a Downy, red-bellied, cardinals (male and female), cowbirds (MandF), finches, sparrows (house sparrows are an invasive speices and I try to discourager them but not having any luck!), bluebirds, white-breasted nuthatch, and so far my favorite sighting and a first for here, a scarlet tanager! Great images of the birds, really enjoyed this video (decided to go ahead and sub!) And I still can't convince my wife to let me build a bird blind on our balcony!

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

We are very fortunate that we don’t have house sparrows around our house. We do have invasive starlings. You could always get a temporary pop-up style blind, and take it down when you get done working in it. Thanks for watching!

I love these kids these days... literally standing in food and waiting on their parents to feed them! HAHA. All kidding aside, you always get great photos in the backyard blind.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, David! I think my shabbily constructed blind is as valuable as any piece of gear when it comes to my overall bird photography successes.

Amazing shots and what a setup. Wow

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

Sir, in my 4K TV your photos are amaaaaaazing!!! My R7 needs a real photographer. 😂

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Getting very close helps.

Informative and entertaining. Thanks.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bill!

Whether you're in the field or in your backporch blind, you manage to capture and share such beautiful images. My sincere thanks!

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ray!

Great shots! I may have to put some things in my backyard to attract birds. Even without photography, they are just fun to watch.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Tim! Yes, I highly recommend a birdfeeder or two. Try, black oil sunflower seeds. They attract many birds without a lot of fuss

Love the bluebird pics! People give the R7 a hard time with its autofocus but I am perfectly happy if I have to throw several shots away because when it hits that 32 megapixel in good light makes for some extreme detail. My r6mk2 does well but being able to crop in with the r7 makes it my primary bird camera.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I agree completely.

Great shots there! This setup of perch is excelent!

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for another great video Phil. I'm with you on not using the highest drive mode. In fact I use single shot and mechanical shutter for most of my bird shots. I hate culling and as you mentioned if I miss a shot so be it I'm not on a assignment for National Geographic 🙂. Cheers.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I always watch your pretty image you film the video with what brand of camera thanks

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

My vlogging camera is a DJI Pocket 2. Stills and bird video were made with the Canon R7 and 100-500 lens.

Good morning. Funny to hear you say old faithful. Made me think about my R7 is old now. I already said if it is true about the R7ll having a stacked sensor, I am upgrading. I love your shots but I have struggled alot with my R7 with 100-500. Never been confiddnt with mine. Never solved my soft focus issues. Thx Phil. Back to the R6 with 16 for stars this weekend. Take care

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

There likely are squirrels in your area (?) so, they surely go after your feeders ; how do you keep them away ?

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Usually, the only birdseed out there is the black oil seed that is mounted up high. There is a squirrel baffle on the pole that holds the seed. You can see it in this video. I only put the nut and berry seed out when I'm in the blind. They can get to the suet feeder but they don't bother it that much.

@ME2K23

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach That's what I should do. Over the past years, I did put up a few feeders in the yard, which I left there all the time so bird can return feeding at any time but the squirrels always found the way to reach them, either by jumping from a tree, the roof, climbing were it first seemed impossible, bypassing every obstacle in their way... Some even teared everything in order to get the seeds... The even attack cucumber stems here, just chewing them off and leaving them on the ground, not actually eating anything...hairy little devils! 😉 .. So, I gave up before getting to install such baffle; It may worth giving a try... And not leaving the feeders out all the time would certainly help 🐿🐿🐿🐿

Phil, since you didn't need the extra reach provided by the crop sensor for these shots, why not go with a full frame camera and/or maybe a shorter lens? Is it for the megapixel count or any other avantage the R7 would have in those conditions? ... I don't see anything wrong with that choice, I'm just curious to know 🤔 🐦🔭📷

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

I use many varieties of cameras and lenses in the blind. I've used the R7 with my RF 70-200 f/2.8 and the R6 Mark II with the 100-500. For this shoot I just felt like using the R7 with the 100-500 even though I didn't need all of the 500mm. I do have a tree that is further away from the blind where I often bag shots. For that, the R7 and the 500mm end of the 100-500 works great. For this shoot, not many birds landed there.

@ME2K23

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach Ok, I was thinking it could be related to the R7 FPS or other things. Yes that's great when you can use so many camera - lens combo, just as you feel. It's in turn really interesting for us to see how these combinations perform and to get your comments on these + the nice photos of course. 👍🙂👍

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Superb shots Phil 😊 Do you ever notice rolling shutter when you are shooting the R7?

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, rolling shutter can be a problem with the R7 in electronic shutter mode which is my preferred mode for birds. It's not so bad for perched birds. For birds in flight, I switch the mechanical shutter.

@stephenbolger5925

2 ай бұрын

@PhilThach I also use the mechanical shutter for flight shots Phil. I really hope that whenever the R7 mark ii comes out that rolling shutter and poor iso performance will be improved and the ergonomics of the R7 also. The R6 ii is much better in that respect.

Are you watching the birds fly onto the perches through the camera or through the camo netting directly?

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Through the netting.

Nice video! I do miss Heather though, is she okay?

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Heather is fine, just very busy with PhD etc. Thanks for asking.

I have a question, is the Nikon d800 autofocus fast enough to take birds that keeps sometimes moving. Nice video too! I don’t mind the shutter speed

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

I used my D800 as my main bird photography camera for years.

@AmateurPhotographer12

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThachOhh nice man! So it’s a okay camera to take pictures of birds?

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

@@AmateurPhotographer12 there are certainly better choices now, but it did good back then.

@AmateurPhotographer12

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach Yeah I’m upgrading my Nikon d700 even tho I’m only 13 and I’ve been doing bird photography since 11. I have a nikkor 200-500mm 5.6F. My dad owns a lot of Nikons, lumix, olympus, Pentax cameras and lens even tho it’s just his hobby Lol hahaha.

@AmateurPhotographer12

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThachBut I really love your photos because it’s soooo close up nice!

I so want to get into bird photography. I am looking to purchase a Canon R7 won't 100 to 500mm lens. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet .

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

It's a good combination.

Hello Phil! I realy like your hide setup at your home and your channel. I´ll send you an email how i have set up an water-mirror pool at my home. I think you will like the idea and think it would be a great addition to your home hide. Use google translate ( if you don´t understand swedish) and follow all the links in the PDF-file to see how the pool was built and what images you can get. Regards Tony.

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'd like to make a reflection pool for bird photography at some point. Maybe after I retire.