Baby Kingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted July 15, 2015111 views6 comments

I had some sharper images, but the head turn in this one won me over. The kingbirds have been harassing everybody that approached the north edge of our pond. I found the reason for the defensive behaviors when I spotted several fledgelings hiding in the shrubs near the pond. I snapped off some pictures and left the area so the parents could settle down and feed the young. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6 (1/400 sec at f8.0, ISO 640) Levels, crop, Topaz Detail, and rubber stamp tool to remove several distracting branches on the left side................................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 15, 2015 at 11:06 PM

Looks plenty sharp enough for me, Jim and that is a wonderful head turn. Well done.

devil

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on July 16, 2015 at 3:38 AM

An excellent capture with a very dreamy mood, Jim! You can't help saying Ahhhh.... The exposure is excellent, I love the beautiful green background and the details are plenty sharp. A very nice image! devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 16, 2015 at 9:33 AM

Awww! Excellent detail. Topaz does good work, as long as you don't get carried away. I love the lime BG. I'm seeing a little processing noise in the darker green, easily corrected. devil

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 16, 2015 at 11:48 AM

Jim:

This is really great. The mood is really nice. Sweet light, well presented.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 16, 2015 at 1:31 PM

The pin feathers in the little guy make the shot for me. And a nice color palette. Sweet, Jim.