Monday's Bird by bmac62

Photography • Animals • posted on May 05, 2009

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This cardinal landed in a tree right off the corner of my back deck Monday morning. Two seconds after I took this photo he was gone. Not much time to ensure the camera is nicely braced for perfect focus, etc. The whole business of photographing wild birds in and around my backyard is more challenging then I thought it would be but now I'm hooked. Thanks for stopping by, Please ZOOM...large file. Bill:)

Comments (26)

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auntietk

12:33AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

I'm impressed! You'll notice there are verrrrrry few wild bird shots in my gallery! LOL! I love your willingness to try new things. You always come up with the most interesting stuff. Nice work, my friend! A gorgeous bird, with wonderful color and composition. I can't wait to see Tuesday's bird! (no pressure) :D

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Digitaleagle

12:45AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Excellent POV and capture, well done!!!

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sharky_

12:46AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Perfect timing...excellent capture. Aloha

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ledwolorz

2:36AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Beautiful bird and color.Super shot.

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durleybeachbum

2:40AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Superb, Bill!! So well caught.

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lyron

3:01AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Beautiful image!!

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drace68

3:10AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Good photo of your male cardinal. Let's hope he returns.

skipper62

4:32AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Great shot of a good looking bird. Excellent.

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Rainastorm

4:49AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

How brilliant a color!! WOW!

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debbielove

6:56AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

I find Wild Birds MOST uncooperative! Here in the U.K. anyway. And, it seems there too. No wonder top photographers go around with lens the size of nuclear missiles! This is an excellent shot for what is obviously a fast moving bird. If I'd have snapped,, using Auto, my camera probably would have focused on that branch! Great effort Bill! Rob.

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timtripp

7:40AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

marvelous!

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moonrancher

8:05AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Stellar! You don't need to bump down the road, but you do need lots of patience.

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flavia49

8:14AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Fantastic!!!

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sandra46

8:41AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

I THINK YOU'RE DOING GREAT WITH THE CHALLENGE! those cardinals are really difficult to shoot!!!!!

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MrsRatbag

9:08AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Beautiful bird and nice shot for a quick go!

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CavalierLady

9:21AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

That's what I was wondering if I would see from you... the words "I'm hooked'! :) Challenging is a good description, especially for the cardinals, which can be quite shy. Good capture before he bolted, Bill, can't wait to see what's in store for the future! :)

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beachzz

9:40AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

You know red's my favorite color!! Wow, what a shot--simply gorgeous!!!

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kansas

9:49AM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Excellent capture of this beautiful cardinal. My compliments. A delight to see.

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jendellas

2:41PM | Tue, 05 May 2009

What a beautiful bird, the colour is superb.

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Fred255

4:12PM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Wonderful looking birds you have!.. ¦ ~

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artaddict2

4:14PM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Impressive capture Bill, a beautiful bird it is too. I have tried to take shots of birds but I don't get many in focus!

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goodoleboy

5:05PM | Tue, 05 May 2009

Stellar shot of the bird, taken under somewhat adverse conditions. Other than butterflies, snails and turtles, capturing most any kind of sentient life forms can be most difficult. And that includes pets.

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