Pine Grosbeak Wing Stretch (4)

[Gary Fairhead]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/IMG_3568.jpg


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/IMG_3571.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/Wing.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/IMG_3573ab.jpg

Taken last Saturday...this female needed to stretch her wings and then some, 30D and 400 F5.6 580EX for fill...Lat image is approx. a 50% crop and squared.

[ajosteve]

WOW, something magical in that stretch. Beautiful shots, love those last to the best. Great capture...steve

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks for looking and commenting Steve:D

[hTr]

These look like Studio work they are soooooo Good

[Nits1]

Love the last one! All have a rather enchanting painterly quality, very nice

[HWP]

Wow!!! Can I get some Christmas cards made up with these photo's? Everything about them is perfect!

Henry

[canonloader]

Ah, I bet that felt good. Beautiful shots Gary and this is one of the things all birds share, from hummingbirds to Bald Eagles, they all do this exact same stretchy thing. :)

[rathke]

I really like the cropped and squared version. Up close with great detail. Beautiful!

[Airedale1]

Great job Gary. I love that last one and I've yet to ever see one of these in the field.

[busbyea]

Great job Gary.

Last shot's the topper.

[Stephen Stephen]

Just a beautiful series Gary. I guess that they turned out after all! ;)

[Canonada]

Great feather detail in the shots Gary, lovely colours and compositions. Well done.

Joe

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks everybody for your kind words. Its such a joy to photograph this species....For years you never see one and then all of a sudden they are here but not to be taken for granted...Who knows how long they are here for and will they be back next year?? Thanks again:D