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The Starling
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Uploaded: 01/21/12 10:36 AM GMT
The Starling
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Spotted this one yesterday, while it was snowing, and blowing outside, I thought he/she looked like a huge puff ball. :)
Used the canon 70-200mm f/4l lens with the kenko DGX 1.4 converter, with a lot of cropping done to image.
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Thank you for commenting, winter has arrived here for now anyway. Lots of snow out there this morning, how much I'm not sure but it's a shovel out day for sure. :)
Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Starlings or "Stinkers",as they are known around these parts are quite attractive with their glossy coats..Theis is a juvenile..The little hearts on his chest look neat..Nice capture Sandi...R.
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Love the detail in this little fellow's plumage Sandi. It is easy to see from your photo why they are called "Star'lings.
The light background is perfect.
In this country they are hated by orchardists for eating the fuit and loved by farmers for demolishing the grubs :)
Keep warm by friend, puff up your feathers like the starling lol
The light background is perfect.
In this country they are hated by orchardists for eating the fuit and loved by farmers for demolishing the grubs :)
Keep warm by friend, puff up your feathers like the starling lol
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My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust
So unusual little bird, I've never seen something like this. Very pretty one. Nice shot, Sandi.
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You have discovered a new bird! A porcupine bird! Neat shot!
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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
Again you and Mother Nature have shown us the beauty and wonders all around us. Excellent photo, Sandi.
We got ice and some snow yesterday and over night. We will be back in the forties tomorrow, so the shovel will remain at rest for now.
We got ice and some snow yesterday and over night. We will be back in the forties tomorrow, so the shovel will remain at rest for now.
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Wonderful detail on this starling. They're not much liked around these parts either for nesting reasons, but what a striking bird and you captured it so well.
LOL "puff up your feathers" and stay warm
-Christie
LOL "puff up your feathers" and stay warm
-Christie
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Very nice catch on this 'lil guy Sandi - about 6.5 inches here yesterday on top of last Fridays 5.5 inches - oh well it is January!
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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
Neat shot of a not so nice bird. Starlings are so numerous and do so much crop damage they are considered pests where I live. They also will push the eggs out of other bird varieties nests, and lay eggs in that nest for the other birds to raise, and as a benefit, eliminate competition since the other bird variety fails to propagate.
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What ever happened to the good ol' days?
Sandi - Starlings are the junk food birds in this area. They arrive, en masse, scare away the other birds, and begin 'eating', with a mania that causes seed to fly in every direction. Pests. Yet,in this photo, you capture the starling with a peaceful repose. Well done! Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
Poor sweetie [or better "tweetie"], looks cold.
Another beautiful DT. Many thanks, dear Sandi.
Yours SAM
Another beautiful DT. Many thanks, dear Sandi.
Yours SAM
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With all my love and respect, Marzena
You captured all the wonderful details in the feathers in this shot, Sandi! Excellent job!
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JB
Very good focus on the the head and upper part of the body, the white spots are like little snow flakes. People hate these birds, but when the sun hits them just right the colors are stunning. They are very alert, if they see you or your camera move they are gone in a second. Nice capture Sandi.
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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” - Ernst Haas
A beautiful bird and I love its little speckles! Your close up is so perfect Sandi. Another picture perfect capture indeed!!!!
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Oh, this is very sweet bird, like a little colorful ball. LOL I love it very much.
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It's coat is sure fluffy and thick for the winter cold. I thought starlings were black with a long tail and brown breast..
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Excellent shot and yes they puff themselves up to protect from the cold.
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I love this shot. It looks all bundled up or like a squeezy toy.
Garrett
Garrett
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This is a great shot!!! Excellent detail and sooooooooooo close!
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Excellent capture. This is a strange looking bird but has great detail to go after and you got it.
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Scrappy lil' buggers! areen't they!
Excelent detail throughout