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Fieldfare - Turdus pilarus

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Posted by Heath McDonald on January 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Fieldfare, a first for me.

This was taken from an upstairs open window focusing through the branches of a tree to another across the road where the bird was guzzling down the hawthorn berries. I had to use a fairly large vertical crop to remove the obscuring branches.

All C & C welcome

Cheers

Heath

:toast:

Camera stats

Canon 50d + 400mm f5.6
propped on the window frame
ISO320
f5.6
1/400sec

PP

Neat Image
Photoshop, Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Shadows & Highlights, USM
large vertical crop
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 8, 2010 at 1:54 PM
It is nice to get them, they are filling the gardens at the moment. Good timing to get the berry before it goes down!! :toast:
Posted by John MacTavish on January 8, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Nice to get one with a berry.
Plenty around here at the moment, and they're stripping the trees quickly too
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 8, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Well caught.
Robert
Posted by Clive McDonald on January 12, 2010 at 8:24 AM
This is an excellent example of how well the subject is adapted to its natural environment. On another level, make sure the neighbours don't get the wrong impression.