Carrion Crow sunbathing

Hello friends,
this is Kurti! He and his female have their district around our living space. We know them for years now. They are a part of our life.
He (or she) was watching me very careful when I built up my lens on the
tripod. We know that they persieve us. My wife and me.

Canon 20D, Nikon MF 5,6/600, Tripod, from livingroom

thanks for looking, C and C are always welcome

Bertl

I like the open beak and there's plenty of good detail visible in the dark plumage. An unusual and interesting perch too. The dark sky makes a good setting also.

Love the light on the dark feathers but not too fond of the "perch"
Wonderful to have such friends in the area though.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

I bet that perch is hot, Probably likes the reflected heat. Very nice image indeed.

A very nice and different shot Bertl



I might have been tempted to remove the white OFF clouds ? at the top of the shot though. Others may as usual disagree





Ian

Very nice indeed Bert, lovely detail and light on the bird.

Nits re the perch covered, but you cannot always get them to perch where you want them!
Nice one,

Fran

Hi Bertl,

I like the shot as it is. The surroundings aren't a problem - it's where they've chosen to live, and it shows the bird's 'closeness' to man - how they've lived around our habitation for thousands of years.

Have to agree with Nick on this one, the image works very well as posted, the crow is set off very nicely against that dark imposing sky, nice one Bertl.

Andy...

Not the best surroundings but its a very nice image nevertheless!
Rene de Heer