Post your Bird Portraits (2)

paul katinas wrote in post #19315373
Catbird munching on a Beautyberry Scrub
Happy trails.

Stellar images, Paul. GCB is drab but so cool IMO.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19315389
Terrific shot of this beautiful parakeet, Paul! Such a nice capture.

Beautiful capture, Bill! Very appealing shot.

Gorgeous capture, fotoi! The colors a really nice.

Fantastic shot, Dave!

What a great shot, Tom! The lighting is super!

Very attractive capture, Ed!

Marvelous close-up of the downy woodpecker, flurp!

Very appealing shot, Mike! Nicely composed.

Wow...striking shot, Don!

Very cool looking shot, James! Handsome looking drake mallard.

Thank you kindly Mike.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19315390
These are two killer shots, Paul! Really nice photography! Very appealing.

Thank for the compliments Mike, much appreciated. Happy trails.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19315409
Stellar images, Paul. GCB is drab but so cool IMO.

Many thanks Bill. Happy trails.

House Finch...

A healthy Mallard hen.

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19315401
Very much appreciated, Mike!
Don't know how they survive in these conditions...

As long as they can find areas of unfrozen water, they can survive. When everything freezes over, they head south.

robamy wrote in post #19315404
Cool, a species I do not see often. Nice looking ducks.

Thanks Rob. They are quite common here in the Central San Joaquin Valley.

I'm hoping we'll luck out in the Mid-Atlantic states and be visited by some Snowy Owls this year. This Snowy, from a few years back, hung around Assateague Beach in Virginia for a couple of weeks..

robamy wrote in post #19315407

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mP7​wfo In dive mode by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Cool looking harlequin duck just starting his dive, Rob!

fotoi wrote in post #19315441
A healthy Mallard hen.

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Very nice healthy, well endowed, mallard hen, fotoi!

paul katinas wrote in post #19315427
Nanday Parakeet
Happy trails.

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Wow, Paul...you've really been capturing some incredibly nice Nanday Parakeets in flight shots...this one included!

steveb108 wrote in post #19315467
I'm hoping we'll luck out in the Mid-Atlantic states and be visited by some Snowy Owls this year. This Snowy, from a few years back, hung around Assateague Beach in Virginia for a couple of weeks..

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Oh man Steve...this is an incredibly attractive image! Very nice piece of work!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19315471

steveb108 wrote in post #19315467
I'm hoping we'll luck out in the Mid-Atlantic states and be visited by some Snowy Owls this year. This Snowy, from a few years back, hung around Assateague Beach in Virginia for a couple of weeks..

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Oh man Steve...this is an incredibly attractive image! Very nice piece of work!

Thanks so much for your generous words, Mike! Deeply appreciated.

one of the juvenile Superb Fairy Wren spooked by a Wattlebird

avondale87 wrote in post #19315161
Sid you're privileged to have such handsome birds but your photos really bring out the best in them.
They really are richly imbued in composition an detail.

Richard, your thoughtful and complimentary encouragement is most welcome, thank you very much. cheers!

this juvenile Superb Fairy Wren was so sleepy.
It was very windy and I expected it to get blown off the rail, but it hung on and every so often it would sit up when it heard a strange noise.
see the tiny claws sticking out - such minute things