Brewers Blackbird

[Rohirrim]

Dang work has been keeping me from getting out trying to capture any more exciting birds, but I was able to catch this female Brewer's Blackbird in our backyard. Suffering from posting withdrawal I just had to post something :D

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I also captured this very plump California Quail, as you can see the quail have had a good summer :eat

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Thanks for looking,

[jwear]

the quail is fantastic not sure about the other, is that what the feathers look like or is there some noise :scratch some shots are ?? my monitor is not the greatest and remember a post a day keeps the --no --oh yea takes a lot of time :rofl

[bfjr]

Quail is fat and a rockin good shot :thumb
don't like the blown froggy in the 1st, but the bird is crisp and sharp :D

[Khaos]

That quail shot really pops!:thumb

[pmccurdy]

Gorgeous quail! Really nice detail.

Patrick

[Harryb]

Excellent shots Steve. The quail shot is prime and they make good eating too. :eat


I would sympathize about the work thing but I wouldn't mean it. :rofl

[Rohirrim]

Gorgeous quail! Really nice detail. Thanks Patrick.

That quail shot really pops!:thumb Thanks Khaos.

Quail is fat and a rockin good shot :thumb
don't like the blown froggy in the 1st, but the bird is crisp and sharp :D Yeah, those darn frogs on the bird water thing kinda ruin that shot http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/bncry.gif



the quail is fantastic not sure about the other, is that what the feathers look like or is there some noise :scratch some shots are ?? my monitor is not the greatest and remember a post a day keeps the --no --oh yea takes a lot of time :rofl Thanks for the comments Jeff. I dont think its noise, but then again I don't really want it to be noise either http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif. Seriously though, when I first did the PP on that pic I thought I had sharpened it too much, but after looking at it closer it fits the feather detail on that bird from close up. But, I think I will go back and look at it again to make sure when I have a bit more time. Thanks for looking.


I would sympathize about the work thing but I wouldn't mean it. :rofl :fu

:smile6

[gus]

That Quail is beautiful... look totally different to ours.

This place is like a 'world zoo' :clap

[Rohirrim]

That Quail is beautiful... look totally different to ours.

This place is like a 'world zoo' :clap
Thanks Humungus. It's very nice being able to see all the different critters from all over the world.

[iceman17]

Hi Steve,the first shot looks ok on my monitor,although the frogs dont help it.Since we cant get wild animals to move to a better location we takes what we gets.The second shot is realy nice.Ive never seen a Quail that close before,great job on it.:thumb :thumb ..Mike