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Female pied flycatcher - reposted

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Posted by Mike Smith on May 15, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Female pied flycatcher - reposted
taken whilst topping up the mealworm feeders first thing on Saturday - before the heavens opened up.

Canon 1DsII, 500 F4.5 plus 1.4 tc, iso 400, 1/350s at F6.7, tripod and Sidekick, cropped to portrait
Posted by John MacTavish on May 15, 2007 at 5:40 PM
I love the pose you've captured. A very relaxed looking bird.

You've got bit of dust above and to the right of the beak. :wavey: :toast:
Posted by szekiat chan on May 15, 2007 at 5:56 PM
bird was relaxed before us clowns turned up!
Posted by kevin Treadwell on May 15, 2007 at 8:07 PM
Very nice shot Mike.

Kevin
Posted by Gary Beers on May 16, 2007 at 4:21 AM
As above! I think she had eaten all of the mealworms and was feeling a bit full by the time we got there....
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 16, 2007 at 5:10 AM
Nice one Mike - hung on to the whites very well, is that a dust bunnie on the sensor or a jpeg artefact - clone it out and it's a cracker :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 16, 2007 at 6:24 AM
A beautifully relaxed bird - very nice!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 16, 2007 at 7:12 AM
Very nice :toast:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on May 16, 2007 at 8:18 AM
Nice shot, Mike, it looks like the bird is happily sat there.
Posted by John Chapman on May 16, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Nice image with a good BG. Mike :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Mike Smith on May 16, 2007 at 2:33 PM
quick adjustment of the dust bunnies and reduced the highlight harshness
Posted by Paul Thomas on May 16, 2007 at 4:00 PM
A really nice, relaxed-looking bird Mike. Repost definitely an improvement.

:toast:

Paul