Brown Thrasher another new bird for the life list

[Wayne Wood]

I was quite excited when Dancad had told me about a nesting pair of Brown thrashers in our area allthough not uncommon it's not somthing we see alot of ,,, my excitement increased when I saw the beautiful captures Blackburnian posted , so this morning I got up early and headed out to the nesting sight , I wasn't disappointed and these are just a few of the hundred or more that I took, I hope you all enjoy C & C welcome http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7323/picture35040ag.jpg

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[Frank_Hollahan]

The first one is very sharp, love the eyes.Well done

[Anthony J Howe]

Beautiful images with good colour and sharp focus.

[ngannet]

Very nice shots, especially the first. I see them regularly at a local park but they are almost always under brush and hard to capture.

[busbyea]

Great series again Wayne; Lovely capture in an environmental setting (#1). Sweet looking pose for # 2. (here, I would be tempted to crop a little tighter...looks sharp & crisp enough to handle it well).

[clivingston]

Beautiful shots ! I really like the second shot. How many different species of birds have you been able to photograph ?

[dancinec]

All are wonderful shots, the lighting on the first shot makes it my favorite.

[Gary Fairhead]

Well Wayne you are true to your word...here it is just as you had predicted to me this morning when we crossed paths. Glad to see you found him and i guess i will have to go and take a look as I only have one shot and its a late evning one.

I especially like the first one for the pose, detail, and light ..but they are all quite nice. Great work!!

[Blackburnian]

Good for you on a lovely addition to your life list!

GreaT shots! Love the 1st one.

They also have a very interesting song....so next time, after your photo shoot, listen to them sing!

Marc

[CarolP]

All are great shots! I like his yellow eyes!

[alpha788]

Nice images - sharp and detailed!

[Paul A]

Good shots, I like the second and third best, to me the first is a bit too bright.

[apatchy]

Beautiful captures you must be very pleased with these.

[Stephen Stephen]

Great shots Wayne

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent shots. Number one is my favorite. :-)

[Wayne Wood]

Thank you everyone for such wonderful comments ,,,

Marc and Gary, I spent almost 3 hours there watching them and listening they became quite comfortable with me there letting within 20 feet when they were in the open, and within 5 or 6 when they perched in a tree,,, I hope to return there real soon maybe Monday evening if its nice

[Ilah]

Great shots! They certainly seem worth the time you spent there. I really like the first one too.

[dancad]

Congrats on yet another new species for you Wayne! It's funny how they are so unapproachable early in the spring and now they just don't care about our presence.

[tupe]

Congrats on adding the brown thrasher to your list, Wayne. Your shots are first rate, as usual.

I've seen a few fly across the road, and backed up to get a shot of one yesterday, but so far they've eluded me this year.

[Dimitri_V]

Very enjoyable images Wayne,especially that 1st one looks really good and sharp.