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Tin Pan Alley
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This is a Gold Breasted Starling at the Toledo Zoo.

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::biffobear
04/16/11 12:13 AM GMT
It's a beauty Jim..Good catch..R.
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In life as in dance: grace glides on blistered feet.
::tigger3
04/16/11 12:20 AM GMT
What a neat coloring he has, and if I remember right years ago there was a club in San Francisco called Tin Pan Alley. Your sure getting some great bird captures. Tigs♥ =^..^=

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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::Dunstickin
04/16/11 12:39 AM GMT
And worth it's weight in 'gold' too!..

what a cracking looking bird!...I wish our starlings looked as good as this!
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* A picture is the expression of an impression * .. .. OwdBob'sGallery
.Roseman_Stan
04/16/11 2:10 PM GMT
Excellent shot Jim. Now that is the most colorful Starling I have ever seen.
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"If I should leave this path of life today, I would carry the vision of Gods' rose blooms with me as I go......" -- Stan V. Griep
::trixxie17
04/16/11 2:27 PM GMT
Wow - he's got a look of curiosity in his eye - I've never seen a beautiful starling before.
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
::cynlee
04/16/11 2:38 PM GMT
Great focus, Jim. I like his pose. Do you think he knows how beautiful he is?
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.koca
04/16/11 2:57 PM GMT
Real beauty, lovely colors. Interesting expression of its face. Nice capture.
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::Flmngseabass
04/16/11 3:48 PM GMT
He's giving you the 'hairy' eyeball JB!! Nice closeup buddy!!!
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.Joanie
04/16/11 4:22 PM GMT
Wow!!! The colors really pop out of the bird Jim! Gorgeous and excellent capture!
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.Starglow
04/16/11 4:50 PM GMT
Super shot all the way around. So clear and perfect.
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.gonedigital
04/16/11 5:03 PM GMT
The colours on this bird are so striking, & the photo is so clear.
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Logun7
04/16/11 5:58 PM GMT
Wow!1 what a colorful bird Jim! very well done:)
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.Catharina1
04/16/11 6:13 PM GMT
Powerful colours, good focus and a beautiful bird... well done my friend! Mich
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.Susiesun
04/16/11 7:01 PM GMT
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This bird has a very funny look, Jim! Gorgeous colors, you got a wonderful capture, as always!
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Susie Sun
::Ramad
04/16/11 9:12 PM GMT
Bright and beautiful colours on this bird, JImbob. Very nice capture of this unusual bird.
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::Inkeri
04/16/11 10:11 PM GMT
Beautiful bird and Fantastic colors.So Wonderful photo,Jim.
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.Marzena
04/17/11 12:46 AM GMT
Jimbo dear,
This bird has all the colours of a pansy !!!! LOL
This is a beautiful and funny bird=image - sorry, if I behave like the whole world has been arranged entirely for the amusement, but I also get serious about some grave matters or even depressed at times over some stupid things - as you might know ...
LOL
Yours SAM
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With all my love and respect, Marzena
.hirschikiss22
04/17/11 1:29 AM GMT
That is some amazing color going on there! I love the way he is cocking his head. Fantastic shot!
~Kim
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Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain
.amishy
04/17/11 1:41 AM GMT
Excellent clarity~this bird has amazing bright colors! Superb work jimbob! :)Ami
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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "Eleonora"
::0930_23
04/17/11 10:46 PM GMT
I didn't know there was such a bird JimboB. The colors just glisten off this fellow. I like the title and the presentation.

TicK


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Cameras are like people--sometimes they lose focus.
.quickshot
04/18/11 2:43 AM GMT
You seem to have nailed this shot, Jim. Beautiful colors, exquisite detail, excellent clarity and focus and perfect depth of field. Do you work at the zoo or just live there?

Dots
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"George. George. George. It's Michael Dorsey, okay? Your favorite client. How are you? Last job you got me was a tomato."
.prashanth
04/19/11 2:21 PM GMT
He seems to be checking you out, may be trying to hit a dung bomb on you? lol. Very good shot, Bird is really beautiful and your shot makes it look great.
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If "Ignorance is bliss", why should we seek knowledge?
::nessalovesnature
04/19/11 2:57 PM GMT
Wow, much prettier than most Starlings. =) He needs a question mark above his head. He looks puzzled. hehe. Great capture. =)
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Man's heart away from nature becomes hard. ~Standing Bear ***** I believe in God, only I spell it "Nature" ~Frank Lloyd Wright, quoted, 14 August 1966 **** With innovation and technology, seems we have forgotten to cherish the true beauty the world has to offer. ~A.C. Van Cherub
.icedancer
04/19/11 8:09 PM GMT
Whoa, he's gorgeous and I've never seen one before. Just googled it and no wonder I haven't seen any.
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::luckyshot
04/20/11 1:17 PM GMT
Jimbob - This colorful starling looks to be ready for a song and dance. Terrific work. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
::susanlynn
04/20/11 5:38 PM GMT
What strange eyes he has - it almost makes it seem as though he is not real. He looks more robotic than birdlike JimBob. He does have very colorful feathers.
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Life is a Constant Audition
.Eubeen
04/26/11 7:22 PM GMT
A colourful performer you've captured here, Jim. Nice clarity and dof in your photo.
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Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. - Philip Guston
::ro_and
10/16/11 9:17 AM GMT
wonderful composition and excellent colorcombination here, great stuff
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let me keep my eyes open, let me see the beauty

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