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Turn your money over !

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Posted by John Robinson on May 9, 2013 at 6:51 AM
Turn your money over !
Cuckoo
My mother always turned her money over when she heard the first cuckoo.
Hasn't done me any good!
This was a fluke from a hide set up on a redstart !
D7000
Sigma 50-500mm
640 ISO 800th @f 5.6
Big crop.
mobbing great tit and awkward branch removed !!
Thanks for sparrow comments/
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on May 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM
Fluke encounter or not, it still needs someone to press the shutter button at the right time! - superb capture :toast: :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on May 9, 2013 at 11:28 AM
:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 9, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Stunning bird John! Love those fresh flower buds in front of it really making this a spring topshot.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 9, 2013 at 1:07 PM
You lucky bugger :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on May 9, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Thanks all.
Bob- no luck,- just pure skill and excellent top rate field craft (Ha Ha!!) :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
JR :wink:
Posted by PhilH on May 9, 2013 at 2:49 PM
Def a lucky 'B'... nice one

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on May 9, 2013 at 5:04 PM
I've not hear done yet John, so nice to see you have them back in your neck of the woods. :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 9, 2013 at 9:54 PM
Great capture, John. I look forward to shots of it drinking at the pool soon.

David
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 10, 2013 at 3:45 AM
The bird has lost a bit of detail but as you say it is a big crop, but boy.......I wish this was mine!! Has anyone told you that you are a lucky bugger?

The D7100 may have had more detail from the crop (whispered the little devil). :biggrin:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on May 10, 2013 at 4:28 AM
Nick
Definately interested in the new Nikon. Wife says I can have one :smile: :smile: :smile:
Will wait a while maybe.. Rockwell says its the best Nikon have made !!!!

JR
Posted by Tom Smit on May 10, 2013 at 9:08 AM
At least you cpatured this shy bird.
Well done John.
:toast: :toast: :toast: