Bird Bath Bokeh with a Northern Flicker

[Gary Fairhead]

A shot taken in August when a Northern ( Yellow Shafted) Flicker landed on a bird bath in my yard for a drink. Canon 400 F5.6 on a 30D Note: 2 more images added on page 2
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/twist.jpg

[canonshooter4life]

:eek: wow nice shot ...i can never get that close to one...do you have a hide set up ???

Brandon

[calicokat]

Beautiful photo, love the coloring and bokeh, nice work :)

[Roy C]

Stunning shot Gary.

[justin carpenter]

beautiful shot Gary! Well done.

[ClareH]

Hi Gary,
sharp with great colors, got the bokeh too. He looks like he is listening .........were you talking to him;)
Regards,
Clare

[pttenn]

Oh Myyyyy, to quote Susan Surandon in Bull Durham. That is an incredible shot. When you die will you leave me all your lenses???????

[kr88]

Nice shot with very good detail. Great looking flicker!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Nice!

[PacAce]

That's a great shot, Gary. Very "up close and personal"! I don't get to see the front of these and other similar birds too often since they're usually always clinging to sides of trees. :)

[foxbat]

Really nice shot. Good pose, great background too. Another happy 400 f/5.6 owner :)

[nwyman]

that's just wonderful.

[jorj7]

Beautiful picture.

[aflues]

Great shot.

[Wayne Wood]

Ahhhhhh so that's what they look like up close ,,,, beautiful detail and bokeh , well done Gary

[Davidsl222]

Great photo.

[clivingston]

Amazing portrait shot . The level of detail in the feathers is incredible. I also like the reflection in the eye.

[busbyea]

Nice job Gary; Great looking pose; with good color, and great BG.

[Miniflash]

Great shot good thing I don't feel intimidated by a good shot or I'd Quit taking photos >SMiles<

[Paul A]

That's as good as it gets, WOW!!

[mrclark321]

Very nice Gary

Dan

[PetKal]

Damn, that's a good lens !
Colour, clarity and composition is excellent.
Alas, the capture leaves a bit to be desired...I MEAN THE BIRD TURNING ITS HEAD AWAY. Did you run out of film or something so you could not shoot any more frames ? (he he)

[Gary Fairhead]

A big thank you to everyone whol looked and commented including Brandon ( no hide, just luck) Calicokat, Roy C , Justin, Clare ( I never said a word or moved a muscle and as far as the Flicker was concerned I was just an odd looking tree sitting in an Adirondack chair :rolleyes: ), pttenn ( no plans to leave the planet anytime soon:D ), Keith, CDS, Leo, foxbat, nwyman, jorj7, aflues, Wayne ( see you at 7:00 A.M.), Davids 222, Chris, Ted ( see you at 7:00 A.M. as well:D ), Miniflash, Paul and Dan:D

Here is another one taken in the minutes preceding or after...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/flick.jpg

[Gary Fairhead]

Damn, that's a good lens !
Colour, clarity and composition is excellent.
Alas, the capture leaves a bit to be desired...I MEAN THE BIRD TURNING ITS HEAD AWAY. Did you run out of film or something so you could not shoot any more frames ? (he he)


How about that Peter...appears I was answering your question while you were asking it:D

Oh what the...here is another

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/flicks.jpg

[PetKal]

How about that Peter...appears I was answering your question while you were asking it:D

Oh what the...here is another



Yup.....100% !

[ZipDude66]

Some fine Flicker shots Gary. I have them in my yard all the time but never had one come to my bird bath. What do you add to your bird bath water maybe some of your fine Canadian malt beverage.:)

Zip
Wild66.com

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks Peter and Zip and thanks to anyone else who looks and comments

[tupe]

:eek: wow nice shot ...i can never get that close to one.That says it for me. Those are excellent, Gary.

[Reyno]

Excellent series. Very well done Gary.

[Biko]

Great shots :)

[winkie]

very nice capture

[catsith]

awesome!!

[Sindri Skulason]

All amazing shots. Simply stunning. Super sharp with fantastic bokeh. Love the pose and composition. Excellent work as always Gary. :-)