Photographer Captures Gorgeous Bird Photos in Her Own Backyard

When they started to get the peanuts with me sitting outside I started to learn about each individual bird’s habits and behaviors. And also how they could be identified by the black stripes on the side of their heads. They prefer the peanuts in the shells and they always must be unsalted. Instead of throwing out handfuls or putting them in a feeder, I kept the bag at my side controlling how much they got while also controlling my backgrounds for my photos.

In April, when forsythia bushes were in bloom I would throw peanuts in the direction of neighbors’ bushes so when a bird grabbed that peanut I had some chance of getting a nice yellow background depending on their flight direction.