Redstart

by John Robinson

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 2015106 views11 comments

Redstart coming in to drink. Recognise the perch ???- and those leaves again.

One from this morning. Things are hotting up a little at the pools.Maybe the fairly long dry spell

D7100

Nikor 70-300mm

800 ISO

180th sec @f9

Slight crop.

Very little else done

Thanks for comment on my lastpic

Cheers

John

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 1, 2015 at 12:52 PM

Another great shot of this cute bird.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 1, 2015 at 1:52 PM

I was going to ask you the same thing enlightened

Beautiful bird this, excellent work John!

Have a great weekend! devil

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on May 1, 2015 at 3:14 PM

Looking back in your Gallery, I see you really make the best of this perch, John. I guess if you keep finding nuggets, there isn't much sense in changing mines. Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 1, 2015 at 3:36 PM

Thanks all

yes this branch is growing on this large hazel bush next to my pond. It doesn't seem to change much and in fact I am getting a bit fed up with it. I don't want to chop it off so don't quite know what to do- apart fromplanting a new tree !!

Cheers

John

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 1, 2015 at 10:26 PM

Wonderful pose and exquisite detail in the bird, John. The leaves are coming along nicely.

devil

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Comment posted by John Launstein on May 2, 2015 at 12:16 AM

Another beauty, John! Just a clean, classic image with a beautiful subject and great techs and comp. Very nice pose/expression on the bird here as well.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 3, 2015 at 8:15 AM

Nice piece of work John, excellent exposure here ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM

John,

Beautiful bird, beautiful capture, marvelous devil

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Comment posted by David Rowe on May 4, 2015 at 5:56 AM

Hi John

The leaves at both ends are nice inclusion - they lend a touch of almost comical informality. The colours of this male are remarkably bright and have so much more impact than those of Black Redstarts.

Excellnt composition and thechnics.

Cheers, David

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 4, 2015 at 8:04 AM

Thanks again for taking the time to look and comment.

Appreciated

John

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 4, 2015 at 9:19 PM

Love this one as posted John. Nice work! Nice sharpness off that SS.

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