Female Wheatear

Gallery: AvianPosted November 9, 2010140 views20 comments

A female wheatear that posed for me on this perch, it may be to heavy for some but I like it for the detail and they naturally perch on them you can t tempt these with seed.It had just started to rain.

Canon 1DMK4, Canon 500f4L + 1.4 convertor, ISO 400 f6.3, 1/320

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20 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 9, 2010 at 5:13 AM

Great shot Karen - love the windswept look and the perch is fantastic - particularly the patch of moss

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 9, 2010 at 8:26 AM

very nice, Karen. the perch works great for me, as do the pose and comp. love the raindrops too.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 9, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Karen,

I like the streaks from the rain, the pose of the bird, the ruffled feathers and the nice testures and detail in the perch. I also like the head angle and light in the eye. Comp works for me

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 9, 2010 at 9:55 AM

Nice composition and always an interesting species. Please provide location information as we birders always are interested in where you found this (wheatear is a mega rarity anywhere in the Lower 48).

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 9, 2010 at 10:16 AM

Thanks everyone Richard I got this shot from Norfolk, sorry Richard I have edited this one was from Scotland got mixed up from another one

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 9, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Real nice light on the bird Karen and the perch works just fine for me. The slanting rain is great and I like the background. I'd love to see your images at 1200 pixels.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM

I like the pose and perch a lot, Karen. The rain streaks are a neat addition.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on November 9, 2010 at 11:31 AM

The rain drops give this shot a great added extra!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 9, 2010 at 11:59 AM

Awesome perch - love the snowfall (rain?) and the windblown feathers. Really wish I had a perch like that around me!

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on November 9, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Very nice comp here Karen. I like very much the detail, perch and bg rain. Excellent work!!!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 9, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Pose, pech, background all good, and I like the crisp presentation.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM

Great shot! I like the colours and the superb details. Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM

Lovely. And lots of interesting texture here. Head turn is right on and those rain drops add more interest to the image.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 9, 2010 at 6:28 PM

A lovely capture Karen

It would still be a great shot without the raindrops but with them it's even better.
Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 9, 2010 at 10:46 PM

It all came together nicely for you. The rain adds to an already nice shot!

Dan

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 9, 2010 at 11:27 PM

Everything really comes together in this shot - rain, pose, perch, colors and lifted feathers.
Great shot - really tells a story.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on November 10, 2010 at 12:32 AM

BEAUTIFUL, excellent capture, pose, gorgeous bird AND perch, throw in a bit of weather and WA-LAH!

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on November 10, 2010 at 8:19 PM

I also really like the detail in the wheatear and the old post. The rain really adds to the over all picture- great job.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 11, 2010 at 9:48 AM

This is real real nice Karen. Love the water drops and perch.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM

Windswept and rain. Makes for great action shot with a still bird. Perch is good for me, although cropping up some from the bottom might make it feel less bottom heavy.

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