Juvenile Downy

Gallery: AvianPosted June 22, 201085 views6 comments

These little guys are newly fledged and dumber than a box of rocks, but boy are they fun to watch! This fellow was watching closely to make sure that if it looked as if his sister might get any food from Mom that he would be right there. You can see by the way he's perched he isn't real steady on his feet yet. It was very overcast with an occasional light drizzle which helped with the eposure. Cropped to about 70% of the original. C and C welcome.

1D4, 500f4 + 1.4x, 1/320, f5.6, iso 800

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6 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 22, 2010 at 10:38 PM

I laughed at your description of this little cutey.

Wonderful pose and detail. The background color is a beautiful shade of emerald and the little Downy looks great against it. The perch looks like a feeder arrangement, small nit on a wonderful posting.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 22, 2010 at 11:52 PM

Nice job on the exposure, Keith. I like the composition,and the pose is great.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Wonderful shot of this youngster. The darker background and composition are well done, way to go.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM

Hi Keith, The ones that stay dumb...

Nice clean BG and good comp. Fun expression too.

Peter

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 23, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Beautiful little juvi. Love the "exploring pose"

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Very cute and wonderfully sharp, Keith.

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