Bobolink

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 2013130 views11 comments

Busy gathering food for the youngsters....a never ending job! I had to spend some time waiting for this bird to perch on something where I could isolate it from all the tall grasses. Thank you all for the very nice comments on my last post and to the moderators for the WP!

50D, 500mm w/1.4, ISO 200, F11, 1/250
LARGER version also posted.
Thank you to all who take time to comment/critique! I appreciate it! Sharon

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 20, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Beautiful capture of this species, Sharon. Great to see her (him?) with a mouthful. The complementary colors of the background and perch make this image very attractive.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 20, 2013 at 2:15 PM

Lovely image! Sweet pose with the leaves in the mough, nice detail, and very excellent BG.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM

Very Audubonesque! I never could get this close to one of these.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on July 20, 2013 at 7:09 PM

Absolutely stunning, your work is amazing!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 20, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Very nice! I like the composition, colors, detail and the BG. Also IMHO the food in the beak sets this image off from others. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 21, 2013 at 7:05 AM

Excellent shot! Very artistic as well as Nature - I would call this a wall-hanger.. Maybe a tiny bit more space at the top if you have it?

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 21, 2013 at 2:04 PM

Wonderful shot again Sharon and congrats on the WP for your Song Sparrow - well deserved ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 21, 2013 at 11:38 PM

I don't think I have even seen one of these posted in a very long time Sharon, so thank you for that. Image is top notch.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2013 at 8:32 AM

Great detail, setting and perch Sharon

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 22, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Your patience payed off very nicely Sharon. A great photo of this beauty tending to it parental duties.

Sweet Photo!!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Great image of this guy bringing home the bacon er bugs. I think you could increase the contrast a little bit, maybe a linear curves adjustment in ps. I particularly like the depth of field you used bringing all the perch into focus here.

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