Capturing Wild birds on camera is more challenging than it often sounds as they often fly away the second they sense your presence. For Lisa, however, capturing wild birds became a full-time hobby that she even came up with a brilliant setup that enables her to capture them up close without scaring them off.
Lisa, who is originally from Germany, started her photography journey back home in 2012. She moved on to Michigan to follow her heart where she got to enjoy the variety of wildlife roaming in her new backyard. These beautiful moments inspired the idea to feed the birds while snapping them away unawares.
“When I moved to the US from my native country Germany, I noticed that the birds here are more colorful and different than in Germany. I wanted to share them with my family and started taking photos,” said Lisa in an interview.
The photographer realized that to capture the birds in their natural habitat, she would have to build her own homemade feeder camera.
“I enjoy seeing the beauty of the bird anatomy, the delicate patterns, the feathers, the colors, and of course their antics. How they pose, etc. The creative process mainly consists of choosing the best photo out of thousands that my system takes each day and then editing it a bit. The reward is being able to share it with the world and seeing how others enjoy it as well, learn something, or are becoming more fascinated by nature.”
Each night, she reviewed photos and videos from her feeder cam and the results impressed her. Lisa saw the unique and funny expressions and behaviors of animals living around her home:
“The most exotic birds are mostly coming during spring migration. I had a summer tanager one time and a pine warbler. Every day is a new chance to get something special in the yard, be it a scene or an animal. I am not hunting for exotics, I try to find the beauty in every day.”
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