A Happy New Years Day

Gallery: AvianPosted January 21, 201148 views5 comments

On New Years Eve, I spread out a bunch of bird seed on our back hillside, so on New Years Day all the birds could have a feast.
Caught this one with his mouth full. Could this be a Dark-eyed Junco?? Probably should not show the bird seed in the photo, but I thought it worked in this one? As alwayss all C&C is really a apperciated.

D90, F11, 1/800's, ISO 640
Tamron 200-500mm lens @ 500mm

Ron Huff
Culdesac, Idaho

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5 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 21, 2011 at 12:20 AM

Definitely a dark-eyed junco. Nice to have the food in the mouth. The bird seed makes a nice colorful background.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 21, 2011 at 12:28 AM

Indeed a Dark-eyed Junco, Ron. Very nice detail in the plumage and in this case the food works.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Ron,
I like the food in the beak and the colorful seeds all around.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on January 21, 2011 at 9:07 PM

I never include seed in my photos except maybe in the beak but this looks fine to me because the seed mixture is so colorful along with the few blades of grass and makes an interesting background. Oh, and the bird looks good too,

nice and sharp and I like the head turn.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 21, 2011 at 10:18 PM

Hi Ron

You did a good job with the seed B.G. It works well with this hungry Junco

Albert Darmo. Canada

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