Just a little Chickadee type birdy

[CyberDyneSystems]

She was too cute to pass up :)

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=1503107&outx=980&oq=0&noresize=1&nostamp=1

[stoneylonesome]

Nice job! you're right she was to cute to pass up, posing like that for you, you had no choice but to take her photo. Little smaller than the Herons :D :D

[RI Xterra]

I agree thats deffinetly a cute bird...

[BCdives]

Very nice, the color and contrast are great, and CDS are you on a budget now? I have never seen you post economy size birds before :D

I have taken the "Small bird" non-colorful shot a million times and just can't seem to make it interesting, but yours pops, nice shot!

BC

[marie]

beautiful picture cyber
was it taken with a long lens?
the little look of the bird seems to show that he knew you were on the lookout for a big brother type of birdie and not him but is happy enough that he was appreciated this way :D
I think its a little 'sparrow' in the treetop :)

its really nice


regards
marie

[Leighow]

Beautiful shot. EVery thing is there.. the subject interest, the textures.. and... a dash of red. I love it !

HOWIE

[yason]

Hi CDS,

nice colors, is Chickadee some kind of a Sparrow?

[martcol]

Nice, CDS, Nice....

It seems to have lots in it to add interest without detracting for the Chicadee type birdie.

Martin

[scottbergerphoto]

Very nice use of DOF to blur the background.
Scott

[CyberDyneSystems]

Sandy, RI, and BC,

Thanks for the nice words... yes this is my economy model,. I am cutting back for the cold winter months :D

Marie & Yason,
I think sparrow is indeed the correct term... since childhood I have called all these "little brown birdies" "Chickadees". I have since broadened my knowledge a trifle on some orders.... but the little tykes I admit to still being quite daft! :)

Howie, Martcol, and Scott,

Again thank you for the fine words. Clearly this was one of those "Ahh I'll take the shot anyways" situations, with little hope riding on the outcome. I was happy to see that once run through Adobe RAW converter there was something there of some interest.

I am more happy (and a bit surprised) to see the reponse here! I think I may need to find some more Chickadees this winter!!! :D

p.s. I don't have the exif here at work,. but I think this was the Sigma 70-200mm and not the 500mm?

[CyberDyneSystems]

p.p.s.

Yason,

this is a "real" chickadee!

http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/1998-09-20/chickadee.jpg

...and a great photo of one, far better than any of mine. :)

[yason]

thanks for the link, that's a nice bird... you know what? There is a snack here named "Chickadee"...

CyberDyneSystems wrote:
p.p.s.

Yason,

this is a "real" chickadee!

http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/1998-09-20/chickadee.jpg

...and a great photo of one, far better than any of mine. :)