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Thanks Jack, sparkie, Click, J.R., Eldar, Krob78 and Northstar.
Jack, this one was near Cuyamaca Mountain in SoCal. They seem to congregate in small flocks of 8-10 with one or possibly two really bright males, who usually pick the more distant bushes. This guy was on the same branch for about 45 shots of varying poses before being spooked by an Acorn Woodpecker.
Cool Sequence!
Jack, this one was near Cuyamaca Mountain in SoCal. They seem to congregate in small flocks of 8-10 with one or possibly two really bright males, who usually pick the more distant bushes. This guy was on the same branch for about 45 shots of varying poses before being spooked by an Acorn Woodpecker.
Rienzphotoz said:
Cool Sequence!
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Thanks for that ERHP. We used to have mountain bluebirds but now they are rare, maybe just becasue of the population expanding into the country. People put up bluebird boxes on fence posts and maybe I'll have to get into gear and start doing that. Probably tree swallows would take them over. Anyway, I don't recall ever seeing one so totally colorful, but maybe it's just been so long I don't remember accurately. Give us a few more shots! 
It'll help me tough it out till spring. I did get shots of a brother and sister moose in the snow today so that helped a little!
And now I have a feeder and this was one of my first visitors. Unfortunately, I have back lighting.
Jack
It'll help me tough it out till spring. I did get shots of a brother and sister moose in the snow today so that helped a little!And now I have a feeder and this was one of my first visitors. Unfortunately, I have back lighting.
Jack
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Thanks for the kinds words Ed ... I just saw your smugmug website ... awesome images, I really like the Bluebird image you posted here, very sharp with beautiful colors and great lighting ... a perfect bird photo.ERHP said:
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Have looked around a bit to see if you mentioned the camera and lens used for this picture but can´t find it so I ask instead =) Love the bokeh and sharpness.
One of the plain ole Western Bluebird males that decided to perch in front of me this last Sunday.
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One of the plain ole Western Bluebird males that decided to perch in front of me this last Sunday.
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Male Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) by alabang, on Flickr
The Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Male: Very colourful feathers.
Female: Less colourful feathers.
Philippine Birds
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_Sunbird
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Ba%C3%B1os,_Laguna
Settings: 1/250 ƒ/5.6 ISO 1250 800mm
Retina Display: http://500px.com/photo/57450530
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+1 I really enjoy your bird pictures. It's great to also get a good impression of the environment and again (I keep repeating myself here) the composition is very good.Click said:
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Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella) by alabang, on Flickr
The Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handsome_Sunbird
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Baños,_Laguna
Settings: 1/200 ƒ/5.6 ISO 1250 800mm
Retina Display: http://500px.com/photo/57453244
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