Post your Bird Portraits (2)

fotoi wrote in post #19486800
Wood duck

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Beautiful shot of the drake wood duck, fotoi!

K9Kirk wrote in post #19486834
A Great Egret Hello from Florida!

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Both these shots of the Great Egret are A-Number-1 captures, Kirk! Your first shot is a bit troublesome, though. It is my expert opinion that this bird is making an obscene gesture, and directing it at you. It's happened to me before, and I certainly find it quite annoying.

Itsed65 wrote in post #19486855

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Chickadee by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Great close-up shot of the chickadee, Ed! Tack sharp.

steveb108 wrote in post #19486887
Hartlaub's Babbler, Botswana

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Stunning shot, Steve! Beautifully photographed!

Miranda1 wrote in post #19486774
Really nice shot Mike.

Thank you very much Jose. Much appreciated.

sogs wrote in post #19486945
Great capture!

Thank you kindly, sogs.

steveb108 wrote in post #19486953
Beautiful woodpecker made even more compelling by its posture, Mike!

Many thanks, Steve. Your comments are always so encouraging.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19486959
Beautiful shot of the drake wood duck, fotoi!

Both these shots of the Great Egret are A-Number-1 captures, Kirk! Your first shot is a bit troublesome, though. It is my expert opinion that this bird is making an obscene gesture, and directing it at you. It's happened to me before, and I certainly find it quite annoying.

Great close-up shot of the chickadee, Ed! Tack sharp.

Stunning shot, Steve! Beautifully photographed!

Thank you, Mike.

K9Kirk wrote in post #19486834
A Great Egret Hello from Florida!

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Great shot.
Shades of Mr Spock...
"Live long and prosper"

sogs wrote in post #19486829
Great capture! If that keeps up you can sell tickets to photograph out your kitchen window.

Wonderful shot of the butter butt!

Three excellent captures! Love the crest on the Lapwing.

Nice one!

Superb capture!

Two fabulous shots! Excellent close-up on the second one.

Fine capture of the Kiskadee!

Beautiful shot! You can see the sap coming out of the tree.

Thank you for your kind comments!

A mourning dove and a robin sitting in a tree during a New England snowstorm just outside my home office window.

Pippan wrote in post #19486521
Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) in classic pose, drying its wings, at Fogg Dam, east of Darwin.

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Beautiful detail in the Cormorant!

paul katinas wrote in post #19486534
Tricolored Heron
Happy trails.

Nice one of the stalking Heron!

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19486568
Reprocessed from a few years ago

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Great capture!

Shortaction wrote in post #19486614
Hooded Mergansers fishing between the ice flows.

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Nice shot! They look well groomed.

TheShutterMonkey wrote in post #19487009

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Nicely done!

BioSci wrote in post #19487013
A mourning dove and a robin sitting in a tree during a New England snowstorm just outside my home office window.

Two great captures!

twincitybulldog wrote in post #19486413

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Painted Bunting] by Walter Coleman on Flickr

Stunning Painted Bunting capture, Walter! To view one of these beauties in the wild, must be a fantastic sight to see!

Northern Cardinal...

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19487052
Northern Cardinal...

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Beautiful capture!

Junco, Trying out a new lens in the front yard.

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SynJohn wrote in post #19487056
Junco, Trying out a new lens in the front yard.

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I really like this shot, John! Great composition. Very appealing.

Thanks Mike,

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19486669
Marvelous capture of the Tricolored Heron, Ed! The sharpness here is great.

Beautiful shot of the drake wigeon, fotoi! Excellent color.

Perfect capture of the White Ibis, Ed! I especially like the great lighting.

Wonderful capture of the song sparrow, sogs! Nice setting.

What a sharp, vivid image of the Barred Owl with it's sudden squirrel capture, Steve! It's such a fantastic photo!

Terrific capture, Ed!

Lovely pelican capture, Lester! It's so nice against the dark water background.

Terrific capture of the Black-throated Green Warbler, 4huskers! Very nicely photographed.

What an outstanding capture of the Little Pied Cormorant, Pippan! Your razor sharp image stands out beautifully from the green background.

Lovely capture of the Tricolored Heron, Paul! Very appealing shot!

Thanks Mike, always appreciated.