Andrew? that boyd is wonderful.. had me yelling "oh my god" and dh came running.. thats a kpotd if ever I saw one...
Love the second one too.. what are all those red birds??? did you clone them??
Both great shots Andy. The birds expression is priceless and the composition is so simple it's stunning. The shot of your son looking out at the birds is wonderful as well. Great catches.
i like the image of your son watching the "bee-eaters". Did you know that the Bronx Zoo actually raises / grows / breeds or whatever the term is bees to give the birds enrichment. they will let bees live out for the bee-eaters to catch. the are quite aerobatic and its something to see or so ive heard.....
once again great images!!!!
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I don't know what kind of bird that it was but knowing Andy its probably medium rare by now. :eat
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Those red things in the next photo, they are probably peppers in disguise.
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Harry, I just looked at that bird again, do you think even Andy would tackle something that was looking at him like that.
Hey Ginger,
Why do you think the bird was looking at him that way? He probably had just tried to put some BBQ sauce on it.
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I think it's a fake bird, superglued to the stick.
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Andrew? that boyd is wonderful.. had me yelling "oh my god" and dh came running.. thats a kpotd if ever I saw one...
Love the second one too.. what are all those red birds??? did you clone them??
Ditto here! dh came running. And ditto the kpotd too!
Good going Andy. (Lusting after the long lens here)
If you had a stick in the aft area like that your expression might be a little perturbed too.
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Alllll Reet!!
We've finally embarassed Andy into taking bird pics :lol4
You can keep shooting them as long as you don't post anything too good You already do so many other types of photos, so well. You have to leave us hacks something that we can feel proud of and call our own......lol So yes, that means no sports shooting either :lol
Seriously, very nice shots. The color on the waxwing shot is awesome. As is his expression (you didn't steal any of his worms by chance, did you?) Although there's not much color in it, I think the 2nd shot is even better
At the risk of repeating myself, what kind of bird is this?
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its a wxwaxwing didn't you read that can't you see the absolute similarity ?
I couldn't find that in either my Audubon or Sibley books.
But I guess there is a bit of a similarity, with waxy's clown makeup on.
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I can't believe you captured that expression! How utterly priceless! I could think of so many captions to put under that photo
Very nice capture.Wish it had the geeen bg through out
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i really like that shot-it must be spring-birds get a little cranky around nesting time.
i think this is the first bird photo I have seen you post-good to see you branching out yet again
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and great composition of your son. is that what you call selective color?
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Andrew? that boyd is wonderful.. had me yelling "oh my god" and dh came running.. thats a kpotd if ever I saw one...
Love the second one too.. what are all those red birds??? did you clone them??
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once again great images!!!!
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Esp. I like the second (you know my taste)
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john, this was a non-food shoot i assure you
thanks for stopping by and the comment.
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Harry, I just looked at that bird again, do you think even Andy would tackle something that was looking at him like that.
Why do you think the bird was looking at him that way? He probably had just tried to put some BBQ sauce on it.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
You betcha! What about a redhead moment? Or a brunette moment?
Ditto here! dh came running. And ditto the kpotd too!
Good going Andy. (Lusting after the long lens here)
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If you had a stick in the aft area like that your expression might be a little perturbed too. Great shot! Hard to get bird expressions.
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hehe "branching" out - love the subtle humor there! thanks so much for looking, and commenting
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We've finally embarassed Andy into taking bird pics :lol4
You can keep shooting them as long as you don't post anything too good
Seriously, very nice shots. The color on the waxwing shot is awesome. As is his expression (you didn't steal any of his worms by chance, did you?) Although there's not much color in it, I think the 2nd shot is even better
Good work Andy
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its a wxwaxwing
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But I guess there is a bit of a similarity, with waxy's clown makeup on.
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i always say, a picture is worth a sherpa's nickel!
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