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Sharp tongued individual

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Posted by Tim Munsey on May 4, 2006 at 3:05 PM
I took this in Bempton RSPB carpark last weekend, I had given up freezing to death at the cliffs edge. Got some tree sparrows whilst I was there also.

Cheers

Tim
D2H, 800mm,1/500th at f/8
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 4, 2006 at 3:21 PM
Tim you have been living a charmed life if you think it is cold in the UK,Bet you were still in your slippers when you took this,Nice colouration and pose,The sky is abit insipid but then thats the joys of living up north.Look forward to the sparrow images :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on May 4, 2006 at 5:21 PM
Hi Tim,

Very nicley timed. I like the composition and obviously the pose of the bird, although plain the sky as a BG really makes the Goldfinch stand out.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 4, 2006 at 7:31 PM
Sorry Tim great capture and all that but it don't look a Goldfinch to me if you know what I mean.

Major.
Posted by Dennis Alden on May 5, 2006 at 2:31 AM
Technically great - as always. I sort of see where Major is coming from though - I keep looking at the image and I'm not sure if I like the pose. I guess its because its not a "conventional" Goldfinch pose. All in all though I'm still as jealous as hell :wink:

cheers

dennis
Posted by PhilH on May 5, 2006 at 3:34 AM
Hi Tim,

Its certainly a different pose and for that reason I like it :biggrin:

:toast:

Posted by Nick on May 5, 2006 at 5:53 AM
No doubt it was having an argument with one of it's mates - they're a quarrelsome bunch!

Nice shot to show ID and colours :smile: