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fotoi wrote in post #18832184
Wood duck

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Really nice wood duck shot, fotoi.

shalu wrote in post #18832217
Thank you very much, Richard and Mike!

Western bluebird

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Gorgeous shot, and excellent composition, Shalu.

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avondale87 wrote in post #18832121
Beautiful Kestrel. Love the colours and lighting.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18832198
Stellar kestral shot, Shalu.

Thank you very much, Richard and Mike!

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18832216
Really nice wood duck shot, fotoi.

Gorgeous shot, and excellent composition, Shalu.

Thank you very much, Mike! Wow, your comment on my post appears ahead of my original post, how is that possible? Does it appear the same way to you?

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Tom in Arizona wrote in post #18832162
Rosy-Faced Lovebird...

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Very nice with the half-unfurled wing. You always get them on such nice perches.

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shalu wrote in post #18832221
Thank you very much, Mike! Wow, your comment on my post appears ahead of my original post, how is that possible? Does it appear the same way to you?

I'm somewhat of a mind-reader. In the future, I'll try to avoid commenting before you post.

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White-eyed vireo showing a lot of white

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18832214
Wow, what a beauty, Tom...great image.

Archibald wrote in post #18832232
Very nice with the half-unfurled wing. You always get them on such nice perches.

Thanks very much LD and Archi. Your comments are much appreciated.

Tom

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Mourning Dove...

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18832237
I'm somewhat of a mind-reader. In the future, I'll try to avoid commenting before you post.

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Not exactly sure what he is doing here. It looks like he is standing in shallow water, but he was actually in the middle of the lake so I know that wasn't the case. I think he is just looking at something that he finds interesting (possibly something tasty).

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shalu wrote in post #18832217
Thank you very much, Richard and Mike!

Western bluebird

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10 star composition!

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Melissa6 wrote in post #18832117
Yep, I'm seriously considering that now. I'm a little worried that setting up a hide might scare them away. But, I guess they might get used to it and return to where the unlimited supply of food is.

I feel like a huge majority of my bierding shots are via a hide or seriously decked out in camo.
Nothing wrong with wearing a ghille and sitting out in a field for several hours unless someone sees you
and calls the law...yep, has happened to me and not just once.

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Tom in Arizona wrote in post #18832162
Rosy-Faced Lovebird...

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Incredible species and capture.
Poof has already told me, not this summer, but next summer she wants to return to the west.

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