Gallery: AvianPosted April 3, 201494 views6 comments
D800 600mm F8 1/3000 ISO 200 Tripod
Female Northern Cardinal going through the agitate cycle of her bath. Thought it kind of neat just how much the water penetrates the bird's feathers.
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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 3, 2014 at 8:28 PM
My kind of pic Bob.
Great stuff. I do a lot of this and its the way the head stops still that always amazes me with bathing birds.
Cheers
JohnR
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 3, 2014 at 8:28 PM
wow I'm used to seeing birds do the bob and dip. This looks like the pot scrubber cycle. Thanks for sharing this one.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 3, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Maybe I should hire her to do laundry, Bob. Excellent job stopping the motion with all that water flying. It's really neat that you got the eye without the nictitating membrane deployed. I like this a lot.
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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 4, 2014 at 2:32 PM
Nice action shot, Bob.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 4, 2014 at 2:56 PM
Brings a smile to my face ! Nice behavioral image Bob ! Greetings, hans
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 4, 2014 at 3:10 PM
A good cardinal rule is to keep yourself clean! Excellent action and image! Sharon
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6 commentsGreat stuff. I do a lot of this and its the way the head stops still that always amazes me with bathing birds.
Cheers
JohnR