Trying out my new tripod head today.  I got the Acratech GP Ballhead because my Manfrotto has a crack in it and just was no longer working well.  One of the nice things about the Acratech is that it also doubles as a “poor man’s gimbal” which makes tracking birds easier.

So, it’s the heat of the day but I’m out by the pool, watching my wife.. er.. I mean the birds.  Not a lot of bird action, but I did catch a few that I though were good enough to share.  Looks like I got the male and female pairs of both Sparrows and House Finches today.  The Cardinal came by, but was way to fast for me to catch.  Still working on getting the Blue Jay to spend more time in my yard.  Someday.

Next week we are having some landscaping done in the back yard which will hopefully make the area more attractive to the birds in the area.  Here’s hoping that they like the new additions.