I was a birder for a day !!

Well, not exactly. The family and I decided to get out and visit the local flower gardens. The weather was great, and we had nothing to do, so we made a little picnic out of it. I was largely there to take pictures of wife and young daughter. I will say that I am NOT a birder as my main subjects are my family. While walking thru the gardens, this fellow landed on a post, so I figured what the heck and snapped off a pic. Enjoy

Lens - Sigma 120-300
Aperature - f/5.6
Shutter - 1/200
Focal Length - 209mm

Species - Black tip Gray Birdicus (okay not really. I have no idea what its name is, but you guys are all scientific in here, so I felt like I had to blend in )

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Beautiful shot of this little bird. Love the surroundings. Well done.

I'm glad you did take this shot, when having a picnic.

What a good angle on this bird in this good looking enviroment.

Is it a mocking bird?

A really nice picture, the mocking bird almost looks as if he's daring you to take a shot before he flits away.

Very nice habitat shot of a Northern Mockingbird.

cheers,
jim

Hi,
very nicely framed,
Regrds,
Clare

Thanks everyone. I'm sure that it would be better if he was looking towards me, but it was so spur of the moment, so I took what I was given. I should have known it was a Mockingbird as they are the state bird of Texas, for gosh sakes. (I repeat, I'm not a birder )

All in all that's a pretty good shot. You got the entire bird, the eye, wing bars, classic tail-up pose of the Tennessee state bird. (and several other states I've forgotten)

Nice composition, as well.

Nice shot, love the scene.