Painted Bunting

Gallery: AvianPosted December 2, 20035,796 views24 comments

Here is an image taken last spring in Texas. I'm leaving on Wednesday for another Texas trip so I thought I'd post this image before I go. I hope all my NPN friends have a good December and I'll see y'all when I get back. Nikon F5, 600mm AF-S II, Fuji Provia F and RGB matrix metering.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by William H Fissell on December 2, 2003 at 4:49 AM

Nope, I'm not jealous. Nope. Don't know what made me say that. Nope.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 39 Posts, 342 Comments

Comment posted by Garth McElroy on December 2, 2003 at 6:26 AM

Not much to say besides I hate you!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on December 2, 2003 at 7:57 AM

The taxidermist did a great job with this bird and you placed his body in just the right place for a nice habitat shot.

Add me to the list of those who are fiercely jealous!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zipp on December 2, 2003 at 8:14 AM

Killer shot Brian! Have a good trip to Texas.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 86 Posts, 940 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on December 2, 2003 at 8:21 AM

Hate is too mild a word for my feelings about this one.

This is as good as it gets! Have a great trip!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Matthew Pugh on December 2, 2003 at 9:22 AM

Not sure what I can add, except I think you have done a very impressive job full stop.

Thanks for sharing a very enjoyable image
Regards
Matthew

Registered on November 1, 2003, 72 Posts, 1230 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 2, 2003 at 9:38 AM

An image to be proud of, or jealous of.

Very nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Bergmann on December 2, 2003 at 10:35 AM

This is cruel!
Did you use spray paint on the poor thing?
Great shot Brian, as usual!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 17 Posts, 239 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Davidson on December 2, 2003 at 1:52 PM

Stunning Brian

! Beautiful singing pose in habitat, can't ask for much more!
Have a great Texas trip!
Chris Davidson

Registered on November 1, 2003, 38 Posts, 815 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Harrison on December 2, 2003 at 2:46 PM

Beautiful bird excellently captured.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 468 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Carl Donohue on December 2, 2003 at 2:59 PM

Yo Brian,

Fo reel do dawg, you got some mad skizzles. Gnome sane?

You be badd.

Cheers

Carl

Registered on November 1, 2003, 46 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Neely on December 2, 2003 at 3:06 PM

Not much else to add to what's been said. I don't even hate you, I'm just jealous.

If you're in Central Texas drop an email & I'll spring for the coffee (OR BEER

)

jn

Registered on November 1, 2003, 22 Posts, 180 Comments

Comment posted by Arnold Berger on December 2, 2003 at 5:48 PM

Brian

Great shot, the vegetation compliments this jewel. Add me to the jealous crowd. The couple of times I have seen Painted Buntings, they were on the ground near a feeder.
Well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 47 Posts, 272 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Graham on December 2, 2003 at 6:33 PM

Oh my goodness, what can I say but......SUPER shot.
What a subject though!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce Sherman on December 2, 2003 at 7:17 PM

Wonderful shot, Brian. I have nothing anywhere near as nice as this on these guys. This is excellent.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 165 Posts, 1116 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on December 2, 2003 at 8:50 PM

Amazingly colorful bird here Brian and a great pose, comp and sharpness as well. You had some perfect light for this shot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on December 3, 2003 at 12:07 AM

Excellent image. No nits.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 1110 Comments

Comment posted by Brian E. Small on December 3, 2003 at 12:56 AM

Thanks so much for all your kind comments everyone.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 147 Posts, 933 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Isley on December 22, 2003 at 9:54 AM

Brian, you did good here, I see these very hard to get close to birds here in the Austin Texas area all spring and summer the place I shoot at has maybe 10 to 15 mating pairs and I have maybe one image about a tenth as nice as this one. Super shot here wonderful composition and colors, and a image to be jealous of for sure.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 24 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Wallack on February 15, 2004 at 10:31 AM

Super!!!!

Registered on February 14, 2004, 28 Posts, 249 Comments

Comment posted by Dolores Neilson on April 17, 2004 at 3:31 PM

PERFECTION!! oh my how I envy your birding skills!! Woweee!! Congrats!

Registered on December 30, 2003, 4 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Gregory Lazzaro on September 29, 2006 at 5:29 PM

Beautiful bird, where can I find one! Love the color and detail, well taken.

Greg

Registered on September 2, 2006, 39 Posts, 143 Comments

Comment posted by Laurie Braman on November 23, 2007 at 8:56 PM

I would have loved seeing this one in person, but the next best thing is certainly this "Jewel" of a picture!

Laurie

Registered on November 22, 2007, 14 Posts, 71 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 4:46 PM

This does have a painterly effect. Beautiful color, composition and detail. Nice work.

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