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The Glorious Overlooked Jackdaw

 
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Oct 13, 2016 16:28 |  #1

A crow family bird that is sometimes overlooked, but in the right setting they can look "glorious"

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Oct 13, 2016 16:30 |  #2

what a beauty (both bird and image).

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Oct 13, 2016 17:08 |  #3

Alan B wrote in post #18156096 (external link)
A crow family bird that is sometimes overlooked, but in the right setting they can look "glorious"

QUOTED IMAGE

Excellent bird portrait in all ways!

(add it to your gallery and you'll have a Best of there :))


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Oct 13, 2016 18:11 |  #4

You certainly captured him beautifully!


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Oct 14, 2016 03:54 as a reply to  @ Pekka's post |  #5

Pekka just added ;-)a

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Oct 14, 2016 10:57 |  #6

Belter Alan clean background and pose make this stand out, very intelligent birds and great characters.


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Oct 14, 2016 16:47 |  #7

very cool bird- awesome shot


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Oct 15, 2016 12:08 as a reply to  @ CaptBob's post |  #8

Excellent shot of a common, overlooked bird. You have captured the detail in the bird wonderfully! Amazing how you have madea common bird look so exotic!!
Wonderful!

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Oct 15, 2016 14:07 |  #9

Another gorgeous shot; well done, Alan.


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Oct 15, 2016 18:46 |  #10

Nicely done indeed.


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Oct 16, 2016 06:04 |  #11

Well done Alan, excellent shot.


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Oct 16, 2016 06:49 |  #12

Excellent shot, great composition and pose with a great perch and background


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Oct 16, 2016 07:59 |  #13

Thank you Pekka for the Cup :-)

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