As a senior (82) with limited mobility, my photography is confined to my back yard, winter and summer. Due to my living in Canada, (BC) it is wet and cold in winter. To overcome this I take pictures of birds through the open kitchen window, where I sit, watch and and have a cup of coffee. My set up that attracts as many as 18 different species of birds on a good day. I appreciate your tips very much and will try to emulate them as often as I can. Because my backyard is quite small, with a complete wall of trees and bushes I am working on Bokeh backgrounds. I admire the beautiful shots you have shown in this video.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for leaving a comment Bob, I appreciate it, sounds like you have a wonderful back yard. Glad to hear the videos are helping. Cheers, Duade

I am always impressed by how nicely you organise your content and how clearly you present it. The video was very informative as your other videos and it was just a delight to watch. At a time when many KZreadrs are about blowing themselves up and overselling a mediocre content, your humble attitude and useful content are refreshingly different. Thank you, Duade.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Mansour, you are too kind, I really appreciate your lovely comment and I am happy to hear you are enjoying the videos. Cheers, Duade 👍

@sverreedin4229

3 жыл бұрын

Well formulated Mansour - I agree. Please do not copy others Duade and continue with your style and personality.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

@@sverreedin4229 G'day Sverre, I'm too old to change😉

@kenthomas8970

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this video! I have always wondered how to make a staging area for the birds. I really enjoy your videos ad love listening to your presentations. Easy to follow and easy to understand your style of presentation. Thank you and keep up the quality videos.

Where I live there is a huge population of birds! They fly too high in my tall trees so this video will be very helpful. I have bird feeders but I can see where a water bath and this type of set up will really help me get them on nice branches. I have gorgeous flowers and I can get great photos using your techniques! I am going to try that out tomorrow. I have lots of buckets and scrap lumber. I will get this going and have such fun! My zoom lens is just a 70mm to 300mm lens so this will really help me. Its been very hard to get these small birds up two stories in my trees! I still managed to get some cool ones but this will be so much better! Thank you for simple suggestions to help us take things up a notch. Where I live I can go walking but the birds stay up in taller trees!!! This will help them come down to a closer range. The best birds I have gotten so far are the Bald Eagles below my home, Spotted Towhees and Ravens...some little birds as well. I am so looking forward to using your techniques!

I've just seen this video, 2 years old, but spot on, this summer I did exactly this trick, using a large branch I picked up when walking the dog, put it into an old plant pot near our birth bath, sitting in the garden hand holding the camera I got some great shots, also setting up the camera on a tripod then sitting in the sun room and firing the camera remotely worked, starlings and blackbirds bathing. Love it. We do all have 120 acre gardens unfortunately, in the UK that's called a county..... with 300k people living in it.

This is awesome! I live in the plains and there is not too many trees in my yard this may get the birds to stop passing our yard for the neighbors!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Sean, good luck, Cheers, Duade

I keep coming back to this video. Love the instructional part of it. I like your idea of moving towards a more natural/habitat photography style. I recognize the beauty of bird portraiture but at the same time they can easily become unnatural and cheesy. Love your work and your easy going style.

@Duade

2 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks for showing the original Raw files - really helpful to see (along with including your settings). Great stuff!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Gday Ben, my pleasure, a great way to learn and I am happy to share, Cheers, Duade

Finally got my 100-400mm Panasonic Leica Lens with the Panasonic LUMIX g9 Yesterday and today i woke Up sick. But i'm so excited to finally do some bird photography that i Just can't wait. So i Just Set Up some branches and now i'm able to Photograph bird from my Windows 😂

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new gear, I hope the session went well, Cheers, Duade

This is one of those ideas, "why didn't I think of that?". Easy, portable, and gets the background exactly how you would like it. Thanks, off to find the drill.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks J H, its just one method you can try, star pickets, old tripod can all work as well. Cheers, Duade

I love sitting in my yard taking pictures of birds, and wildlife in general. I also enjoy finding cool looking sticks I can use as perches.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thats great Andrew, the perch is key and finding them can be difficult. Cheers, Duade

i'm from East Tennessee. my husband is outside right now making me a perch just like this. thank you so much! we're expecting snow Monday and i'm just trying to get ready. yay!

@Duade

5 ай бұрын

Good luck Kellie, it works well if you have seed or water to attract the birds, Cheers, DUade

@kelliesharpe1067

5 ай бұрын

@@Duade yes…huge birder here. Multiple feeders and a water feature. I just couldn’t think of how to set up my yard and your video really helped. He actually made 4 areas for photos. Some with pine branches that are nice and full, 1 with just the plain sticks, one with larger branches with lots of moss and that fluffy kind of lichen, plus he dug up an evergreen sapling that’s about 4ft tall from our woods and replanted it next to our water feature. Rootball and all. So ready! We used to get a lot of snow here when I was kid and even up to around 1998 but climate change put an end to that. I have to take advantage of snow and be efficient about it when it comes to photos.

@Duade

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear Kellie, sounds like a birds paradise, have fun. Cheers, Duade@@kelliesharpe1067

Set up shots have their place and fun to create but I have a firm preference for in habitat shots especially when some behaviour is also captured.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, I agree, all styles have their place and the beauty is we can engage in whichever one we enjoy the most. My preference is for waterbirds and shorebirds but If they are not about I try some other styles. Cheers, Duade

Terrific ideas, Duane. I'm fortunate to have a small urban backyard with some nice trees in close proximity to my house. With a couple of bird baths and feeding stations, I attract numerous birds throughout the year. And yes, the many of my bird photos are taken in that environment. Now it's time to confess: a good number of my photos are taken from inside the house - while laofing on my living room recliner. I make the supreme effort to keep the window spotlessly clean!

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Wow Ray, sounds like heaven, thanks for sharing, Cheers, Duade

I use a Christmas tree stand which has 4 bolts in it to clamp the post in place, instead of a bucket full of rocks, it is easier to move or change out. Also the four bolts screw in and out so it works for different size posts. I also like using real tree limbs for a post in case a woodpecker wants to visit it too.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like an excellent idea, I will have to keep an eye out for a christmas stand. Cheers, Duade

Hey Duade, I saw your perch bucket in one of your previous videos and went out and bought the gear to make a couple of them up. They work beautifully, when the birds want to play of course. Thanks for finally making my buckets 'legit' and not 'borrowed' property. . . Bruce

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Bruce, thanks for the comment. Cheers, Duade 👍

Another great video Duade, I’m really enjoying them. Thank you

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Way to go Duade

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, Cheers, Duade

Now hubby knows what I have been trying to explain what I want. Hopefully next week I'll have my perch.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Annette, good luck with it. Cheers, Duade 👍

oh my gosh this video has so many good tips and information. i must give this a try.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck Judith, Cheers, Duade

Good stuff! I'm coming to this a couple years later, but this video has been an inspiration. I built a couple of the bucket perches and placed them on opposite sides of a birdbath, near some trees. (My wife suspected I had lost my mind, I think.) Some of my best images have been made with birds taking the "stair steps" down those perches to the water. Much better images. Backgrounds selected ahead of time and suitably blurred. And another benefit -- the trees near the perches have become a favorite staging ground for birds as they work their way toward the perches. Many, many birds now use the trees and I have made a lot of images of them there -- perhaps a dozen species that have never made their way to the perches, but have come close enough for good pictures. Thank you, Mr. Paton.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the feedback Bill, that is great to hear. It is incredible how creating a ladder really does help and creates those opportunities. Have fun, Cheers, Duade 👍

Thanks Duade, very helpful video. I've had luck using an old christmas tree stand for supporting the perch post

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, great idea, thanks for sharing, Cheers, Duade

You are a great photographer, presenter, helper. Take love

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arnab, Cheers, Duade

Great video - Thanks. Dave in Scotland.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Dave, my pleasure, hope it's not too cold and wet up your way. Cheers, Duade

Excellent … The more I view the more I learn … it takes some time to view all your videos mate !!! Great work ❤

@Duade

9 ай бұрын

Great to hear mate, it is my pleasure, have fun, Cheers, Duade

Great and a very useful video Duade, once again!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Niilo, Cheers, Duade

Well done! Ive grown tired of trying to catch photos of birds in my backyard at the feeders. I am going give this a go. Thanks a lot.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nancilee, good luck with it, Cheers, Duade

Keep up the great work! I watched this a couple of years ago. Had built myself a blind out in the AZ desert, had a stroke, blind got destroyed by youngsters, etc. Got it built again and setting up the feeding stations and perches. Thanks!!

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Good luck Mike, I hope you health is improving. Cheers, Duade

Wonderful ideas Duade. I’ll try to set this up in my backyard one of these days. I need to find a hide though because there is no place in the backyard to hide.

Great ideas on setups. Thank you for sharing

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Tim, Cheers, Duade

I just love the way you put this up, unfortunately at home they prefer the trees, and there are many of them !!! :) Best for you Duade!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniela, yes, if there are many other trees they can be reluctant to come down. Cheers, Duade

awesome Duade! and I agree, birds often ignore the nice flowering shrub perches i set up and they go for fallen trees or thick branches etc.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Caleb, yeah I often use wooden perches for that reason. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Duade 👍

I just found your page your videos are great 👍 I don't have to back up the video all the time most talk so fast.. Thank you

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Debbie, that is great to hear, I'm glad you are enjoying them. Cheers, Duade

I copied this great idea when visiting a local nature reserve. With permission from the nature reserve, I temporarily set up this kind of perch but to keep weight down for my mobile setup, I used scraps of wood to stabilise the base of the upright 2x4 inside the bucket. At the end of the day it was easy to put in the car boot for future use. It works so well as it lets you offer the birds perches that give you a much improved angle on the subject and with a suitable background .

Excellent video!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cheers, Duade

Very impressive. Learned a lot. Thank you

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it helped, Cheers, Duade

subscribed and liked your video.. more than anything i like the way you explain.. simple and very honest.. keep going.. All the best..

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Tanuku, thanks for the feedback, I am glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade

Awesome! Next year I’m finally moving to a countryside house with space and a big garden, so I’ve been doing some research on how to build perches and bird feeders. I’ll save this for the future! Your videos are always smooth to watch and well structured, I guess you don’t have many subs yet because bird photography is a small niche, but the quality is very high. Congrats!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Gday Fernando, congrats on the new house, I moved to this property 2 years ago and really enjoying the birdlife, Cheers, Duade

Just found your channel and joined, Mr. Paton. Great job on this video. These are neat techniques with setting up your bird studios. I plan to set one up tomorrow. :)

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Terry, thanks for the follow, good luck with the setup, Cheers, Duade

As a beginning birding nut and wildlife, this by far is my favorite channel to learn from. You sir are top notch! Thank you for sharing your experience. Look forward to binge watching your channel.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Joe, thanks for the kind comment, I appreciate the feedback, Cheers, Duade

Ooh! Like those ideas - had never thought of setting up spots to assist with capturing birds.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Denise, it is helpful for certain species for sure. Cheers, Duade

I just want to say how much I am enjoying your videos. I find them to be clear and concise without a lot of waffle present in some KZread content. I am semi retired and looking forward to improving my bird photography. I spend a fair bit of time in the bush down here on the south coast of NSW prospecting but will be carrying my camera for when the yellow stuff is playing hard to find. I was a Wedding videographer in a previous life so I appreciate the time and effort it takes to produce your videos. Thanks.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bevan, glad they are helping, what part of the South Coast are you on? I used to live and work in Nowra. Cheers, Duade

@BevanBadcott

2 жыл бұрын

@@Duade We moved to the Batemans Bay area around ten years ago.

Very useful content, I'll stick around for more ;).

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

and welcome to the channel, I hope you find the videos helpful. Cheers, Duade

Thanks for sharing. Your videos are really great instructional material

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Oliver, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Very good, some great ideas and very good tips.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed them. Cheers, Duade

I have a bird feeder in my backyard but there are trees everywhere. Your backyard huge lol! I have the same female and male cardinals, one squirrel, one Robin, 1 pigeon, random finches, and some grackles that come to my feeder.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Tommy, sounds interesting, yes I do have a large yard that is for sure. Cheers, Duade 👍

@tchlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Duade never thought of making a nice perch so will use your advice and see what kind of shots I can get. Thanks!

I’m glad to see you got the habitat shot. My eye prefers those over the guidebook portraits. I also watched a more recent video in which you discuss both more in depth. Thank you.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd, yes, it is fun to try these different things and find the styles that best suits you. Cheers, Duade

Hi there, Duade! What a difference a season makes... this is the first video of yours I see with green background, full of flowers :-) When it comes to my preferences: I like horisontal photos best. And I do like photos of birds in their natural habitat, like yours Red-capped Robin in the Eucalyptus, but the reason might just be that those are the *only* photos I take. I saunter around, and when I see a bird I photograph it, willy-nilly. No dicipline or setups whatsoever ;-) When it is a special bird (when going on birding tours abroad) that's new to me, I take a photo whatever the distance. The results are, as you might guess, not exciting for anyone but myself. Sometimes the dratted bird is so far away anyone will have to take my word for what species it is, if it isn't of the nice category "Unmistakable". Once in a blue moon I get a nice shot, but not in yours or Jan's eyes, I suspect.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment, what you say is so important and one of the keys in photography. That is take photos that bring "you" joy, not somebody else. Once I stopped taking photos for likes on social media my enjoyment greatly improved. I take many shots that I don't share with anyone as I just enjoy being out with my camera. Great to hear you love being outdoors with our wonderful birds. Cheers, Duade

What a Beautiful Environment

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am lucky to live where I do, Cheers, Duade

Nice work mate! Love those buckets, and they’re a good workout too when moving 😆

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yes they are. Cheers, Duade 👍

Thank you - very useful.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sverre, I really appreciate the support. That little Red-cap looks great. Cheers, Duade 👍

Great information!!

Really enjoyed this. Very pleasant video and some great tips

Thanks for putting this out there and I appreciate that you shared your settings.

Thank you!

Good video duade ‘ some good ideas there ‘ them little birds down there are lovely with beautiful colors

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, yes we are very lucky to have such beautiful birds, Cheers, Duade

just found your site great ideas many thanks Dave ,Essex uk

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Dave, glad you found the channel. Cheers, Duade 👍

Thanks for the tips!!!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Aaron, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

This video was exactly what I was looking for Duade, perfect solution for my small backyard to attract a bunch of birds without having to use a manufactured style bird feeder/perch type to attract our feathered friends. Cheers mate!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Keith, my pleasure, good luck with the birds. Cheers, Duade

I definitely like the environmental shots v. the portraits. Like both - but prefer shots in the natural habitat.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Robert, thanks for your feedback and support, I am trying to get more habitat type shots in the future. Cheers, Duade

Thank you for the good idea 💡 really appreciate 😊

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Thanks for the great video!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pascal, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Loved the content. I have a west facing backyard. I need to come up with something. Good ideas.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck with the setup, Cheers, Duade

Thanks so much for your openness in sharing all of these great tips for those of us trying to learn

@Duade

10 ай бұрын

G'day Michael, it is my pleasure, I hope it helped, Cheers, Duade

Brilliant!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Moshe, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade

Great idea. I’ll set one up.

Thanks for the great ideas.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Csaba, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Spectacular.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mehmet, Cheers, Duade

Very useful and informative video thank you very much indeed😊

Morning Duade, a great video which shows what can be achieved by constructing your own garden set up. I’ve been taking photos of garden birds in the UK on feeders but it’s not a good look. After all this time I’ve got a dose of covid which is pretty unpleasant. But this gives me something to look forward to doing after I’ve shaken the bugger off! As for equipment,I started a couple of years ago with a Canon 800D and a Tamron 150 to 600 mk 1. Once I’d got the bug I got a Canon 100 - 400 mk 2 lens with teleconverters. But the real game changer for me was buying the R6. I use it with the other lenses and a Canon RF 600 F11. Thank you for this video it’s given me a goal to achieve once I’m well.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

That is great to hear Robert, great to hear the video was helpful and congrats on the gear, Cheers, Duade

Oh dear! 😹 There I was thinking you were the 'King of Stealth', with muscles like Schwarzenegger toting a mighty lens through 'the Bush' to bring us amazing photos! P.s., e.g. the Robin... 700mms, Strewth!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Alex, sorry to disappoint 😀, I use a range of methods to obtain photos, I have done plenty of stalking and sliding around in the mud. The key is to be adaptable to a range of situations. Cheers, Duade 👍

@sashaneemoht8764

3 жыл бұрын

So, No Duade 'Raptorman' Paton fighting off eagles etc. to get that 'killer' Honeyeater photo. I'm crestfallen! 😹

Fun video. I never thought about setting up in the backyard. I always just wait for birds to land somewhere. I will definately try this. Thank you.

Your channel is truly inspiring! Thanks for the amazing high quality content with a massive amount of useful tips and ideas!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Janne, my pleasure, I am happy it helps, Cheers, Duade

I've gotten some awesome action shots from my feeder. Some of my favorites.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Brett, Cheers, Duade 👍

Simple, but brilliant. Love it!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Robert, thanks for the feedback, Cheers, Duade

Doing this tomorrow.

Enjoyed!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tate, Cheers, Duade 👍

This is such a great idea!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vicki, Cheers, Duade

Thank you for sharing your experience, and expertise

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Juan, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Thank you so much very useful video!

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade 👍

Such good content. Thank you!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Great tips. I will try these!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Armando, good luck, Cheers, Duade 👍

Great Job !!! Really liked the video 😍😍

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin, I am glad you enjoyed it, Cheers, Duade

Awesome creativity my dear friend duade👌👌 great effort and experiments..I love it and definitely I'm try myself on coming days

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Asif, good luck with it, Cheers, Duade

Great vídeo. Thanks from Portugal.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos, hi from Australia :-)

Brill! Drill at the ready! Many thanks

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Catherine, good luck, Cheers, Duade 👍

That was _useful_ !

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue, glad it helped, Cheers, Duade

Thanks for the great insight

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Mokaya, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Very helpful. Thank you for doing this video!

@Duade

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Enjoyed that video! Well done !!!! Good idea with the plank !

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat, Cheers, Duade 👍

Mate. Another great video. Have various perches at home but this idea gives so much more flexibly. Also, look forward to being a member.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Robert, thank you for your support. Cheers, Duade

Duade, thank you, very much. I apreciate the way you explain your ideas, very nice.

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Fernanda, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Brilliant tips thanks

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, my pleasure, Cheers ,Duade

Thank you for the tips! I'm from Brazil and appreciate your content and teachings about bird photography. I've learned a lot! Congrats for the job. I'll try out these techniques.

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Gabriel, my pleasure, I bet you have some lovely birds in your part of the world. Cheers, Duade

Great ideas. Thanks

@Duade

2 жыл бұрын

Nettaya, it is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

This video was very helpful. Thank you.

@Duade

26 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I enjoyed and learned a bit from your interesting video. I normally shoot in the wild and have very little experience with set shots. I do plan to build this bucket set up and give it a go!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Mike, thanks for your comment, good luck with it. Cheers, Duade

Thanks for this video! I just bought my first house and want to photograph birds that come into my backyard, so this gave me a ton of great information on how to successfully create a setup!

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Kyle and congrats on the house, have fun with the birds that visit. Cheers, Duade

Thank you, Duade for sharing your techniques. I tried setting up perches with an old tripod with some success. The great thing about using 2x4s is the stability that its width and weight provide. It also makes it easy to attach the branches to it with a zip tie. Can’t wait to try it soon. Love the background music by the way. More power to you. Cheers!

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray, glad to hear you are having some success and good luck when you try this method. Cheers, Duade

Beautiful video , you seem to have great success with setting up perches, I will definitely try it and let you know. As always this video was very helpful 👍

@Duade

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Samyak, I don't always have success, water is bar far the easiest way. Good luck, Cheers, Duade

Thanks!

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne, I appreciate the support, Cheers, Duade