Milk Moustache

Gallery: AvianPosted December 19, 2011145 views11 comments

It's the best Snowy Owl winter in years, and the only thing I've had a chance to shoot lately are Hummingbirds while on a business trip in San Francisco.

This guy reminded me of my 8-year old son at breakfast, who inevitably has a milk moustache when he's done. Or a peanut butter moustache. Or strawberry jam. Anything he eats, really. This little Anna's obviously has the same table manners as my son, with the pollen on his beak.

Canon 50D, 400 5.6L, 1/800, f7.1, ISO 400. No flash...didn't bring all my stuff since it was a business trip. Kind of wish I'd had it along, if for nothing else than to give me a better chance to get his gorget to show the colors.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Gorgeous image of such a tiny bird and the yellow on the bill is awesome. Hope you get back soon and can take advantage of the snowy tsunami

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 19, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Looks as though you got pretty close to this guy Terry. Love the perch and the 'stash', along with a the creamy background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM

Excellent - very nice detail in the larger version. I doubt if flash would have brought out any color in the gorget from this angle - I think it looks fine as is.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM

Delightful shot of this guy! Nice detail, great pose, colours, and BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 20, 2011 at 5:43 AM

I am glad you didn't use a flash, I think it would have detracted from the point of interest...the pollen "mustache"!

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on December 20, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Beautiful capture of the anna's and very well suited to the comp. and almost square format. The OOF BG clearly adds to the value of this fine posting. Congrats Terry!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 20, 2011 at 9:35 AM

Sweet shot Terry with a nice head angle. Would like to seejust a tad more brightness/contrast. Large version is awesome

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM

Wonderful close up of this Anna's with some very nice detail in the larger version. I think this image looks fine without flash and a slight head turn might of revealed some gorget colors, nice job getting this close, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 20, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Sweet shot Terry. Great detail and I love the pollen. Very nice. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 20, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Beautiful detail, Terry, and the pollen on the beak is great.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 22, 2011 at 8:01 AM

Very nice Terry, love that pollen on its beak!
Merry Christmas!

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