A Bird in the Hand by JeffG7BRJ
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First the answer to yesterdays Guess What. Tim was half right and Richard spot on. Mick gave me the idea, The before was fresh ground Arabica Coffee Beans the after was the grains in the strainer out of the coffee machine. I say Tim was half right because he mentioned Coffee, but this is not instant. I drink it very strong, I would have guessed Cake Mix myself, because it looks like there is fruit and candied peel in the after shot.
So there you have it, Ground Coffee, before and after infusion.
Today's upload is a picture of my daughter Emma when she was about ten years old(she's now 21). we used to go to a large Park(Heaton Park) where you could walk in the woods and feed the squirrels with nuts. They would come right up to you and take them out of your hands, I had an old Praktika 35mm with a 70-200mm lens, hand wind on. We were in a part of the park that was pretty deserted and not well trod. Emma had been sat feeding some squirrels when this tit started dive bombing her. She had me shell some nuts and break them, she then put some in her hand and stood perfectly still. I backed of and stood behind a tree. This is what happened, I do have another one somewhere with the bird batting back its wings prior to landing on her fingers. I was just gob smacked and couldn't wait to get the film developed. It just sat there on her fingers eating nuts. Not a right good quality shot I know, it had been sitting in a well thumbed albumn for a number of years and scanned in using a low quality scanner. I must dig it out and see if I can't enhance it somewhat.
Thanks for stopping by and for taking part in the guessing game, I will think up some more soon. Thanks also to those that leave a comment and for your continued support.
May the sun shine down on you, where ever you are.
Comments (28)
alhak
truly a well timed and amazing photo!
Debwhosmiles
Wonderful! The shadowed ground behind the bird really helps it to show up, if the background was the lighter area it would be difficult to see so great job on the POV! (Thanks for the cake mix comment... lol)
olivier158
nice shot at the right time ! ...
Kelena
great:)
rocserum
wonderful moment indeed, wel captured! RS
Janiss
Wonderfull moment... a great shot my friend!
auntietk
Thanks for digging this out for us, Jeff! What a wonderful moment. The photo quality is hardly the issue - it's the sharing of the experience. Beautiful!
beachzz
Sometimes these old fotos are the best, they caputure exactly these kinds of moments~~
stevey3d
Brilliant Jeff! Fantastic timing and so fortunate to capture this! 5++
amlondono
Precious image ! Thanks for sharing , Ana
durleybeachbum
A lovely memory!
Alex_Antonov
Fantastic image! 5+!
krakosky
lovely moment.
SSoffia
LOVELY & BEAUTIFUL MOMENT DEAR JEFF :)
mickuk50
now with tits being so shy and fidgety i like you would be gobsmacked aswell .i watch them from the kitchen window and they are fast and always on the lookout so emma must have been like a statue .i am envious jeff cos this is a beauty and definitely a once in a lifetime shot regardless of quality .my hats off to you mate :o) mick
Richardphotos
that was terrific.I see birds in groups that are brave enough to come take food from people's hands but not one solo.a one chance capture and it scanned well
delaorden_ojeda
oh Jeff ! trully a superb capture, bravo my friend !
danob
Haha such a delightful image and a way to teach our future nature lovers! Worth two in the bush any day!
MrsLubner
A fun shot and oen that says a great deal about Emma.
artaddict2
A cracking shot Jeff, I'm glad you have had this one scanned for us to view, I bet Emma loves this one. Its one a one off moment, well timed. I missed the last "what am I" so I having just read the answer I going to go in with a late comment and hope you wouldn't notice lol. hope you can make the club today Jeff, if not I'll see you soon.
aljaysart
Great capture jeff, excellent well done.
huismus
It’s a beautiful; shot Jeff. I think there are some things you can do to enhance it but I also like it the way it is.
pixelmeister
Well done shot!
G_Mansco
Oh, what a wonderful moment! Thanks ;O)
Madbat
That's a rare moment! Nice shot!
tizjezzme
Omgosh Jeff, what a capture! What a treat to see! I'd love to visit a park like that. Such a neat photo; I love it.
jocko500
rare do a bird trust like this. she must habve a wonderful spirit . this is super.
stolta
Fantastic, wow!!!!!!!!!!!