Eastern Bluebird

Gallery: AvianPosted April 18, 2010136 views10 comments

Found this Bluebird defending his territory and nest box this morning from tree swallows. The swallows kept him mighty busy.

D300 w/Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm
f/6.3
1/2500
iso800
EV -0.7
Hand Held
80% Full Frame

Comments and Critiques welcomed and appreciated.
Larger version provided for critique

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Tim Stenning on April 18, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Beautiful bird and image. Pastel colors fading into each other-really nice. Clearly, this bird is a natural model and poser. Tim Stenning, Port Angeles, WA

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 18, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Nice shot! Nice to see we have an easterner competing with Dan Harbour's mountain BB's.!

I love your perch, pose and bg. The head and eye are much sharper in the larger version. Sharon

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 18, 2010 at 9:54 PM

It's beautiful. Nice job handholding at 500mm. Love the bluebirds!

Peter

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on April 19, 2010 at 2:26 AM

Nice shot, Doug. I like the tender colors of the bird against the soft bg.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM

nice shot of this Eastern BB Doug. Good color and uniform BG! Nice work!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 19, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Very nice Doug. Love the comp with the branches coming in from the LRHC. Great sharpness where it counts. Nice exposure and BG too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on April 19, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Great pose. Beautiful colors. Neat perch. Smooth background. Nice capture, Doug.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 19, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Beautifully captured.
May

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 20, 2010 at 12:40 AM

I just love these little guys. Great perch and nice bg.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 20, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Lovely shot and comp Doug

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