Blue Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted May 27, 2015152 views10 comments

May 24, 2015 in Southern California

Several Blue Grosbeak males were evident in this wilderness reserve and this fellow posed on top of this bush for a few moments this overcast day.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm ISO500 1/320 f/7.1 RAW White Balance Auto Single point of focus Processed in LightroomCC2015, PhotoshopCC2014 and NIK.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on May 27, 2015 at 12:11 PM

A beautiful bird, well photographed. Nice pose and background. devil

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Comment posted by Todd Bauer on May 27, 2015 at 1:03 PM

Love these birds. You did it justice.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 27, 2015 at 3:20 PM

Like the colors, details and pose. Also how the greens frame the bird to a certain degree. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM

It's always hard to believe that these birds really have these colors - amazing ; those colors are absent here in Europe. Would love to have been standing next to you .... Very nice Patrick ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 27, 2015 at 3:35 PM

Simply a Wonderfull portrait you created of this handsome beauty Patrick. Love everything about it, great pose, great perch and super background.

Sweet One devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 27, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Beautiful, Patrick. You did a great job on those blues, which are always difficult.

That perch looks suspiciously like Scotch Broom, one of my least favorite invasives up here.

devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 27, 2015 at 8:19 PM

What fantastic color! I've never seen one of these so I have to assume this is its actual color. The pose is classic, against a neutral background and whatever that foliage is. A winner! devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 27, 2015 at 9:11 PM

First, I am envious. I still have never had one in the frame, but have hope to soon. Second, nice work all around. Good clean image, great detail and colors. Nice work Patrick.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 29, 2015 at 12:01 AM

Wow! This really pops Patrick. Beautiful bird. I did not know we had them here in Southern California.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 29, 2015 at 5:48 PM

Superb image ! Outstanding in all aspects !! devil

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