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clipper_from_oz wrote in post #18742916
And another from today....Royal Spoonbill -Pt Wilson

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Wonderful shot, exceptionally nice.

PINNACLE wrote in post #18743008
One from earlier today

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Goldcrest by Martin Billard, on Flickr

Lovely shot, beautifully composed.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18743079
From this morning, first time out in over a month. This guy is a local charm boy, I think he is paid by the wetlands staff to sit on the rail and pose for pictures. A bird that obviously was born at the wetlands around hundreds of people constantly and has no fear.

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Very nice, sharp close-up. The rich blue eyes of cormorants is so eye grabbing to the viewers.

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #18743149
Gambel's Quail...

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Beautifully captured, and wonderfully composed shot.

Today I had one of those days....this red breasted nuthatch, which seem to be having an irruptive year, didnt seem to mind me at all. I was thrilled to see it at my feeders for starters, but when i had to go re-hang one that had fallen, it fell to the feeder with me standing right there. So i decided hmm....lets try this with the camera at its minimum focus distance.....these were the results.

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Candor wrote in post #18743219
The joys of parenthood.

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Holy cow, Mike...this is truly a wonderful shot. It's so noticeably sharp and beautifully composed.

TerryWSmith wrote in post #18743227
Ruby Crowned Kinglet

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Very nicely composed shot. I like the sharpness of the kinglet, and the cool looking background (which really compliments the overall shot).

shooz wrote in post #18743233

Honestly David, I think this is one of the most beautiful oriole shots I've ever seen. I keep going back and looking at this one. It really grabs me.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18743280
Honestly David, I think this is one of the most beautiful oriole shots I've ever seen. I keep going back and looking at this one. It really grabs me.

Thanks Mike !
Always appreciate yours (and others) nice comments in here !

Candor wrote in post #18743219
The joys of parenthood.

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Been there

GeoffSFAs10 wrote in post #18743274
Today I had one of those days....this red breasted nuthatch, which seem to be having an irruptive year, didnt seem to mind me at all. I was thrilled to see it at my feeders for starters, but when i had to go re-hang one that had fallen, it fell to the feeder with me standing right there. So i decided hmm....lets try this with the camera at its minimum focus distance.....these were the results.

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Nice work with the cooperative Nuthatch! I think they and the Carolina Wrens are about the biggest characters we see at the feeders

Pax2You wrote in post #18743308
Nice work with the cooperative Nuthatch! I think they and the Carolina Wrens are about the biggest characters we see at the feeders

Thanks! They are an uncommon winter visitor here, last time they were here in good numbers was 3 winters ago...before that it had been nearly 5, so they are a Take what i can get type of bird. So happy I've been having them in my yard and not having to go out looking for them

Another one from today, this time this afternoon at another local wetlands. Love these funny feisty little guys.

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Hooded merganser male. Which background color do you prefer?

shalu wrote in post #18743349
Hooded merganser male. Which background color do you prefer?

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That's a bird that's on my shoot list. You really did a great job with this hoodie. Very nice image, Shalu. I actually like both backgrounds, but I prefer the red a little bit more than the green.