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Bullfinch on the wire

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14 replies
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 15, 2007 at 2:37 PM
The area I live seems to have good numbers of bullfinch's, they seem to travel in pairs and small flocks.

Cheers now

Tim
D2X, 300mm and 1.7TC, 1/160th at F/5.6, monopod
Posted by Paul Gibbs on April 15, 2007 at 4:59 PM
I remember seeing large flocks of these, when i lived in somerset. We lived on a fruit farm, it drove my dad nuts as they love buds of fruit trees.

Nice shot, i like the contrast with the background.
Posted by Alan Bryant on April 15, 2007 at 5:40 PM
Thats a cracker Tim :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 15, 2007 at 5:45 PM
We had good flocks of these a few years ago but recently they have seemed to be fewer around.

Rob :toast:
Posted by kevin Treadwell on April 15, 2007 at 6:54 PM
Nice shot Tim.

regards

Kevin
Posted by David Taylor on April 15, 2007 at 9:29 PM
They can be a pest in fruit growing areas, but it is still a beautiful bird. The world would be a poorer place without them. Very nice composition.

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Posted by PhilH on April 16, 2007 at 3:45 AM
Very Nice... a bit of a head turn towards the camera would have been nice, not a bird we see much of down here......

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Posted by Nick Railton on April 16, 2007 at 4:58 AM
Nice job Tim,

Cheers
Posted by David Kjaer on April 16, 2007 at 7:35 AM
Hi Tim

A bit of a head turn and different perch maybe, that said quite a difficult bird now in the UK and I love the light and BG!

David :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on April 16, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Well done Tim,beauty........never see these in my neck of the woods now so nice to see one on screen

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Posted by A.R.D on April 16, 2007 at 2:52 PM
I agree - nice graduated background. Pity it's head isn't quite turned towards us.

Still, better than any bullfinch shots I have though.

Regards
Posted by Graeme Lee on April 16, 2007 at 6:13 PM
Headturn would have improved this IMO, but nonetheless a really nice shot of a bird I never seen down here :frown:

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Posted by Mark sellings on April 17, 2007 at 4:54 AM
lovely shot and light

:toast:

Mark
Posted by John Chapman on April 18, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Nice one Tim :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Sean Bolton on April 19, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Hi Tim

Nicely done. Lovely light and colour, good perch too. Maybe a bit too much space above the bird for my taste but a minor nit. Overall excellent shot. :toast:

cheers

Sean