Judy's Photoblog
Feather lip...
Posted by Judy (Brooksville, Florida, United States) on 1 October 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This is one from the archives, but seemed to go with yesterday's!
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Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I like your title. Must have been preening himself/herself. Great close up Judy.
1 Oct 2008 6:07am
@Marion: Thanks, Marion ... I found myself licking my lip as if to get rid of it when I first saw the photo full-sized! ;D
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
LOL great tile indeed, I like it, he's saying ' HIiiiiii Judy ' ;)
1 Oct 2008 6:20am
@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. ... M a y b e ... he was! ;D
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
:D probably his equivalent to us getting hair in our mouths. A fabulous close up Judy.
1 Oct 2008 7:33am
@MaryB: Thanks, Mary ...... and Happy Birthday again!
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
haha,he must just have had lunch!:) love all these,i can never capture anything as close up as these.The birds here are black,ugly and they attack humans,LOL,crows!
1 Oct 2008 10:30am
@tyan: Ohhhhhhhhh, the old crows, eh? They won't stand still for me to get their photos around here, but they bully the smaller birds away from the birdbath and sometimes drop big pieces of dry bread in the water to soften it. When that happens I bang on the window and they leave (for a while) and then return. ;(
Now the Great Blue Herons are beautiful and I love to capture their portraits when possible!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Yes, wonderful detail, Judy, especially on the touch of feather on the beak. He looks like a very alert bird.
1 Oct 2008 11:18am
@Michael Skorulski: Oh, yes, they don't miss a thing, but extremely slow steps with face hidden behind the camera seems to work for me. Thank you, Michael.
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
They are the sweetest looking birds... could watch them for hours... off on an adventure now... bye.
1 Oct 2008 11:41am
@Fliss: Thanks Fliss, and I agree!
Barbara from Florida, United States
This image made me smile. I love the tiny feather on his beak.
1 Oct 2008 2:34pm
@Barbara: Smiles are good! <grin>
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Already got my caturday pic chosen for the 11th. And this heron is a good-looking bird; well done Judy.
1 Oct 2008 3:30pm
@Viewfinder: Ditto on my 'caterday' ... thanks for your comment, VF!
@leslie: Thanks, Leslie.
@MJ: Thank you, MJ.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
A good match to yesterdays, delightful image.
1 Oct 2008 11:33pm
@Observing: Thanks, Mike!
willow from Chelsea, United States
Wow! How did you get so close? This is a great shot of what is usually a rather timid bird. Well done.
2 Oct 2008 1:47am
@willow: Hi Willow ... if you read several of my responses, you'll see my 'tactic' of 'hiding' behind my camera and not making eye contact. ... Thank you!
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
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