Bluebirds

Gallery: AvianPosted October 18, 2014136 views7 comments

Hello!

Here is a recent shot of a pair of Eastern Bluebirds as they were checking out my Bluebird house. The lower bird is the male and the upper bird is the female. I thought it was an interesting display of behavior.

Comments and critiques are welcomed.

Techs: D7100, 260mm@f/8, ISO500, 1/6400 sec. -1.7 EV, Aperture Priority.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 19, 2014 at 6:58 AM

Nice behavioral shot indeed. The blue stands out nicely against the grayish BG ! Cheers. Hans

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Comment posted by Charles Rose on October 20, 2014 at 11:02 AM

Hi there Hans! Thanks very much. They have been stopping by and checking things out. I hope they will nest in it next spring.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 20, 2014 at 3:02 PM

I hope they move in for you Charles. They will provide some great photo ops! Great behavior.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on October 21, 2014 at 11:05 PM

I'm a sucker for shots with more than one bird that have different positions. Strong dynamic between the birds excellent too.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 22, 2014 at 6:05 PM

The small version looked a bit dark to me but the larger version looks great Charles, love the male looking up at the female here.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 23, 2014 at 12:51 PM

The male's behavior is very cool; well captured. Nice work on what must have been a difficult exposure.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 26, 2014 at 9:59 AM

Great moment captured Charles, cool

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