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Hawfinch having a sunbath

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Posted by Rene de Heer on June 15, 2006 at 3:34 PM
Hawfinch having a sunbath
One of the species i was after during my trip to Hungary was , in my opinion, one of the most elusive birds in Europe, the Hawfinch. I was not to be disappointed: i have never seen so many Hawfinches, let alone photograph them in a unique setting.

Nikon D2X/Nikon 200-400VR/Gitzo1325/Black Widow/From hide

Rene de Heer
Posted by Clive_S on June 15, 2006 at 3:38 PM
An enviably excellent image with a behavioural twist. :toast:
Posted by Danny Green on June 15, 2006 at 4:05 PM
Hello Rene

Great image and great pose :toast:

Dan
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 15, 2006 at 4:14 PM
Hello Rene
An uncommon species caught in an uncommon pose, very nice indeed, and nothing wrong with the sharpness either :wink: . Excellent result.
BTW excuse my ignorance, but what is a black widow?
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 15, 2006 at 4:16 PM
Hahahaha thanks Phil, yes sharpness is fine, thanks to all the advise from all you folks! The Black Widow is a Gimbal head a la Wimberley. Its manufactured by a Canadian company called JOBU. I must admit that i have never been a great lover of these heads but im totally converted and ove the design.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Paula Graham on June 15, 2006 at 4:18 PM
Very nice one, Rene. Unusual bird, never seen one, in an unusual pose.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 15, 2006 at 4:47 PM
Surely the most beautiful and elusive of the finch family-very jealous :toast:
Posted by Antony on June 15, 2006 at 5:17 PM
Excellent.

I really like the pose.

Regards
Posted by Justin on June 15, 2006 at 6:22 PM
Superb Rene.
Bet your thrilled with this one,and rightly so.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on June 16, 2006 at 6:38 AM
Hi Rene, a great photo of this illusive specie. Glad to see you had succes with your Hungary-trip :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on June 16, 2006 at 9:59 AM
Excellent, great pose bg etc, only minor nit is the broken twig, bottom right, perhaps a touch of careful cloning? Its not major just caught my eye a little...

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on June 16, 2006 at 2:54 PM
I have only seen 1 of these this year & it was very nervous. to see this bird so relaxed in this pose I take my hat off to you Rene, excellent!! :toast:

Rene, I replied to your question, I should have put it here, sorryyyyyyyy :biggrin: