Filming birds in slow motion is one of my favourite things to do. It’s like bird ballet. It’s fascinating to see their movements and the in-flight adjustments they make.
It’s especially interesting with Goldfinches, you can see the full beauty of the yellow in their wings.
I filmed the birds using a GoPro at 240 frames per second. When the footage is played back at 24 frames per second it is 10 times slower than real-time.
Give filming birds in slow motion a go with your own feeder.