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John Sessoms
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 7:03 PM
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so
I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four
inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as
well.
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So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so
I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four
inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as
well.
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Bob W PDML
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 7:21 PM
That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
> On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>
> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
>
> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>
> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
>
> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>
> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
>
> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
AC
Alan Cole
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 5:58 PM
Agree. The "landing stage" cuts the feeder out of the frame. One
question - are you actually shooting through the glass window? I look
forward to seeing your other images.
Alan C
On 01/02/2026 21:21, Bob W PDML wrote:
That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
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Agree. The "landing stage" cuts the feeder out of the frame. One
question - are you actually shooting through the glass window? I look
forward to seeing your other images.
Alan C
On 01/02/2026 21:21, Bob W PDML wrote:
> That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
>
>> On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>>
>> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
>>
>> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>>
>> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
>>
>> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
>>
>> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>>
>> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
>>
>> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
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Larry Colen
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 6:31 PM
Great photo and excellent setup.
If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the
beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
that as well.
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Great photo and excellent setup.
If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
> noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>
> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
> the food I put out there.
>
> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
> provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
> so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>
> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
> back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
> want to be standing there with the back door open.
>
> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the
> beans.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>
> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
> Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
> yet, so stay tuned.
>
> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
> four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
> that as well.
>
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Bob W PDML
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 8:30 PM
Woody use a mechanical woodpecker?
On 2 Feb 2026, at 18:31, Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com wrote:
Great photo and excellent setup.
If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
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> On 2 Feb 2026, at 18:31, Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com> wrote:
>
> Great photo and excellent setup.
>
> If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
>
>
>> On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
>> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for the food I put out there.
>> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't want to be standing there with the back door open.
>> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
>> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified yet, so stay tuned.
>> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture that as well.
>> --
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>
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JS
John Sessoms
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 6:24 PM
Yep. Shooting through a window that's about 4 foot from the end of the
lens.
I originally set the "stage" up to shoot through the screen door leading
to my back deck, but it's too cold to stand there with the door open.
Works fine in the spring & fall, but too hot in the summer and too cold
in the winter.
Been thinking about it the last couple of days and I think I'm going to
add some extensions to the porch railing so I can relocate the tree to
the outside (past the railing where I'm depositing the bird food) so I
can get the birds facing toward me while they're contemplating the food.
Also thinking about getting something like a Japanese Maple to grow in a
container that could sit in that corner of the deck, but I'd still have
the problem of the birds facing away from the window.
On 2/2/2026 12:58 PM, Alan Cole wrote:
Agree. The "landing stage" cuts the feeder out of the frame. One
question - are you actually shooting through the glass window? I look
forward to seeing your other images.
Alan C
On 01/02/2026 21:21, Bob W PDML wrote:
That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As
I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't
identified yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
that as well.
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Yep. Shooting through a window that's about 4 foot from the end of the
lens.
I originally set the "stage" up to shoot through the screen door leading
to my back deck, but it's too cold to stand there with the door open.
Works fine in the spring & fall, but too hot in the summer and too cold
in the winter.
Been thinking about it the last couple of days and I think I'm going to
add some extensions to the porch railing so I can relocate the tree to
the outside (past the railing where I'm depositing the bird food) so I
can get the birds facing toward me while they're contemplating the food.
Also thinking about getting something like a Japanese Maple to grow in a
container that could sit in that corner of the deck, but I'd still have
the problem of the birds facing away from the window.
On 2/2/2026 12:58 PM, Alan Cole wrote:
> Agree. The "landing stage" cuts the feeder out of the frame. One
> question - are you actually shooting through the glass window? I look
> forward to seeing your other images.
>
> Alan C
>
> On 01/02/2026 21:21, Bob W PDML wrote:
>> That’s fantastic, what a great idea!
>>
>>> On 1 Feb 2026, at 19:03, John Sessoms <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As
>>> I noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>>>
>>> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
>>> the food I put out there.
>>>
>>> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
>>> provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
>>> so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>>>
>>> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
>>> back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
>>> want to be standing there with the back door open.
>>>
>>> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
>>>
>>> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>>>
>>> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
>>> Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't
>>> identified yet, so stay tuned.
>>>
>>> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
>>> four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
>>> that as well.
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John Sessoms
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 6:45 PM
It's about as automated as I can get it.
Maybe get some kind of surveillance camera to mount on the back wall of
the house? But that wouldn't be the same as shooting with my Pentax camera.
I think I showed y'all this one before: https://flic.kr/p/2hAN6Ch
Also taken out of a kitchen window at my old house.
I could open the window there, put one leg of the tripod IN the sink &
that vine, right outside the window, was crawling with "something" the
Woodpeckers enjoyed eating so they came there frequently.
The image was made right after I got the 600/4 and that setup gave me a
lot more room to get the tripod in place.
At the "new" house, I have to move the tripod out to use the kitchen. I
can use the 600/4 through the back door, but it's too bulky to use over
next to the "kitchen proper" ...
I'm trying to think of a way to change the setup so I can shoot through
the back door when the weather is not favorable (too hot/too cold) -
maybe some kind of insulating blind I can set up against the open door?
On 2/2/2026 1:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Great photo and excellent setup.
If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
the food I put out there.
I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
want to be standing there with the back door open.
K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
yet, so stay tuned.
Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
that as well.
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It's about as automated as I can get it.
Maybe get some kind of surveillance camera to mount on the back wall of
the house? But that wouldn't be the same as shooting with my Pentax camera.
I think I showed y'all this one before: https://flic.kr/p/2hAN6Ch
Also taken out of a kitchen window at my old house.
I could open the window there, put one leg of the tripod IN the sink &
that vine, right outside the window, was crawling with "something" the
Woodpeckers enjoyed eating so they came there frequently.
The image was made right after I got the 600/4 and that setup gave me a
lot more room to get the tripod in place.
At the "new" house, I have to move the tripod out to use the kitchen. I
can use the 600/4 through the back door, but it's too bulky to use over
next to the "kitchen proper" ...
I'm trying to think of a way to change the setup so I can shoot through
the back door when the weather is not favorable (too hot/too cold) -
maybe some kind of insulating blind I can set up against the open door?
On 2/2/2026 1:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> Great photo and excellent setup.
>
> If you were a nerd you could totally automate the setup.
>
>
> On 2026-02-01 11:03, John Sessoms wrote:
>> So, we got Fern on Saturday before it got to New York on Monday. As I
>> noted in my reply to AnnSan's PESO, I didn't get much "snow" as such.
>>
>> But what I did get was enough to bring the birds to my porch rail for
>> the food I put out there.
>>
>> I attached the top of a fallen tree I cut off to the porch rail so it
>> provides a perch while the birds study the situation. It's positioned
>> so I can set my tripod up and aim the camera out the kitchen window.
>>
>> I think I've shown y'all some before where I aimed the camera out the
>> back door (through the screen), but IT'S COLD OUT THERE, and I don't
>> want to be standing there with the back door open.
>>
>> K-1, Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 ... manipulated not quite so much as the beans.
>>
>> https://flic.kr/p/2rUuCrH
>>
>> I've got some more to prepare & upload - Bluejays, Cardinals, Tufted
>> Titmouse, Black Capped Chickadee and a few others I haven't identified
>> yet, so stay tuned.
>>
>> Also, this second go round finally brought me some REAL snow; about
>> four inches (10 cm). I'm thinking about ideas for how I might capture
>> that as well.
>>
>> --
>> Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur
>
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Larry Colen
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 7:10 PM
My comment was mostly a joke, whether about the automation or you being
a nerd is a question that will be left as an exercise for the student.
However, a combination of either a surveillance camera or a motion
detector and a remote shutter for your pentax would get the images. If
you could wrap in some sort of eye detection you'd be golden.
On 2026-02-04 10:45, John Sessoms wrote:
It's about as automated as I can get it.
Maybe get some kind of surveillance camera to mount on the back wall of
the house? But that wouldn't be the same as shooting with my Pentax
camera.
My comment was mostly a joke, whether about the automation or you being
a nerd is a question that will be left as an exercise for the student.
However, a combination of either a surveillance camera or a motion
detector and a remote shutter for your pentax would get the images. If
you could wrap in some sort of eye detection you'd be golden.
On 2026-02-04 10:45, John Sessoms wrote:
> It's about as automated as I can get it.
>
> Maybe get some kind of surveillance camera to mount on the back wall of
> the house? But that wouldn't be the same as shooting with my Pentax
> camera.
>
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