Varied Thrush

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 20043,821 views26 comments

Finally! After 2 weeks of skulking, this male finally came out for a couple seconds with the female! I was delighted to get a couple shots before he scurried off. I hope you like it as much as I do as it was a real thrill for me.
Nikon D1X, Sigma 50-500 at 500, 1/160@f8, No flash, Little monopod, cropped about 15% off.
Dusty V

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26 comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on March 18, 2004 at 1:55 PM

Outstanding! I'm <b>so</b> jealous...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce Sherman on March 18, 2004 at 2:06 PM

Simply terrific, Dusty. The habitat you have included is PERFECT!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 165 Posts, 1116 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Creasser on March 18, 2004 at 2:08 PM

Beautiful shot Dusty of a fabulous bird. The colours of the plumage really compliment the foliage. Just beautiful.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 31 Posts, 469 Comments

Comment posted by Tam Stuart on March 18, 2004 at 2:16 PM

Great shot of the bird and habitat. Really nice lighting. Glad you didn't blink and miss him.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 113 Posts, 1600 Comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on March 18, 2004 at 2:43 PM

Wonderful bird, wonderful habitat, wonderful shot! Just for the mental exercise,I racked my brain to come up with a nit on this one and found abosolutly nothing I would change. Did I say this is wonderful?

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Woolnough on March 18, 2004 at 2:44 PM

Superb shot Dusty,

Wonderful plumaged bird, cracking BG, and expertly taken.

Alan

Registered on November 13, 2003, 3 Posts, 275 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on March 18, 2004 at 2:56 PM

I'm speechless, so...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on March 18, 2004 at 3:23 PM

Real SWEET!

Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Vernon on March 18, 2004 at 4:14 PM

Wonderful light, wonderful picture.

Registered on March 8, 2004, 24 Posts, 263 Comments

Comment posted by William H Fissell on March 18, 2004 at 4:16 PM

Holy Turdus, Batman! Or, actually, Ixoreus, but the first is closer to my reaction. This is stunning.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 39 Posts, 342 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Purdy on March 18, 2004 at 4:17 PM

Beautiful.

Jerry Purdy
Kalamazoo, MI
WWW.MichiganLoons.org

Registered on March 7, 2004, 28 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Brian E. Small on March 18, 2004 at 4:56 PM

Dusty,

This is so good it hurts..............Ouch!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 147 Posts, 933 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Graham on March 18, 2004 at 5:08 PM

Dusty, you got a stunner there. Well done.
I can well imagine your elation.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zipp on March 18, 2004 at 6:01 PM

Just fantastic!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 86 Posts, 940 Comments

Comment posted by Garth McElroy on March 18, 2004 at 6:05 PM

Superb!!!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 18, 2004 at 8:54 PM

This is a genuine <b>jawdropper!</b> Congratulations on a fantastic image. I thought the female was good, but this is incredible.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Vic Harris on March 18, 2004 at 9:23 PM

Fabulous shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 295 Posts, 2830 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on March 19, 2004 at 1:47 PM

Dusty,

Wow, absolutely the finest shot of this shy species I've ever seen, by a wide margin in fact ! Virtually unimprovable !! The setting is not only attractive but custom-made for the species. It's so nice I wouldn't mind a bit more of it; the dimensions suggest you cropped something off the end(s).

I'm not kidding when I suggest this one as an excellent candidate for Avian pick of the year.

Congrats !!!!!!

Registered on December 2, 2003, 40 Posts, 791 Comments

Comment posted by Dhruba K Sapkota on March 19, 2004 at 2:27 PM

Beautiful, colorful.
Dhruba K Sapkota

Registered on November 20, 2003, 25 Posts, 345 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on March 19, 2004 at 3:23 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

The colors are a JOY!!! The feathers in particular are superb...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Davidson on March 21, 2004 at 10:11 AM

This is a real KILLER image Dusty! Absolutely outstanding, the lighting and colors in the bird are spectacular! This is the type of image we all strive for IMO.
Your hard work has definately paid off here.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 38 Posts, 815 Comments

Comment posted by Herman Blockx on March 22, 2004 at 4:43 AM

Registered on November 1, 2003, 238 Posts, 760 Comments

Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on March 22, 2004 at 11:16 AM

Congrats on editor's pick-great photo!

Registered on March 4, 2004, 27 Posts, 1638 Comments

Comment posted by Marcos Veiga on March 22, 2004 at 2:28 PM

Only two weeks to reach the perfection!
Congrats.

Marcos Veiga
Spain
<a href="http://www.marcosveiga.com" target="_blank">Marcos Veiga</a>

Registered on December 28, 2003, 0 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on December 14, 2009 at 9:26 PM

Dusty,
I was just looking at some of your earlier posts, and really love this one! I live an area whre there are plenty of these (by ear) but dont have an image that stands up to this in any way.

Registered on May 25, 2009, 62 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 4:55 PM

Wow, this looks like an Audubon painting. Love the light and the setting.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments