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Apr 19, 2010 09:52 |  #1

This male, Black redstart was perching on an old wooden fence yesterday afternoon.

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Apr 19, 2010 09:58 |  #2

Wow, that's a cool looking bird. Nice catch.


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Apr 19, 2010 11:09 |  #3

Thanks Mitch, I was delighted to see this guy around our cottage.

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Apr 19, 2010 11:22 |  #4

What an unusually coloured bird. Lovely shot.


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Apr 19, 2010 12:35 |  #5

That is a beautiful shot. He posed well for you.


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Apr 19, 2010 13:43 |  #6

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments..


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Apr 19, 2010 18:54 |  #7

very nice shot, sharp details


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Apr 19, 2010 20:03 as a reply to  @ Triqueux's post |  #8

Great detail, love the bokeh. I would love to see this bird someday.


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Apr 19, 2010 21:53 |  #9

Very nice look in the eye!


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Apr 19, 2010 22:32 |  #10

Beautiful shot. Interesting bird.


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Apr 20, 2010 05:25 |  #11

Beautiful shot.


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Apr 20, 2010 06:01 |  #12

Thanks, The bird is slightly larger than our Redstarts in NA, about a size of a sparrow and it constantly vibrates it's tail up n down. here is another shot of the guy:

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