~~ What A Surprise ~~
by Pascal

Comment:
this is ethereal .. and i'm loving the black and white ..
way to go for a bird challenge .. :)
i didnt realize this was rolling over today otherwise i would have voted .. less than 20 minutes and i cant vote on over 60 photos in that time .. sorry .. you would have got a really high vote .. :(

Buddy
by primabarbara

Comment:
OMG .. cuteness overload ..
what a fantastic catch .. and what a perfect pose ..
not voting .. cant do over 60 photos in less than 20 minutes . :(

garden visitor
by ELLIPS

Comment:
very cute .. looks like my yard when i'm lying down taking a photo .. lol ..
altho i've never seen a bird like this visit us .. loving the shallow dof .. and what a beautiful bird ..
i cant vote .. didnt realize this was rolling over today .. so havent enough time .. many apologies .. :)

The Brotherhood
by vawendy

Comment:
this is definitely one of those WOW images .. that also affected me on a physical level .. so beautiful and such a wonderful piece of art .
sorry i cant vote .. i havent enough time with less than half an hour till rollover .. not sure if it would make you happy to know you would have got a 9 .. :)

Geese on ice
by markwiley

Comment:
fantastic ..!!..
totally underrated .. considering your competition .. :)

Soaring Bald Eagle
by Drake

Comment:
i cant imagine taking a photo of a flying bird using a tripod .. !! ..
they move so fast ..
obviously i'm totally ignorant about all that ..
however i can imagine the excitement of getting such a perfect image as this .. magic ..
its an amazing photo .. i'm in awe ..
many congratulations on the red .. :)

G'day
by jomari

Comment:
OF COURSE . !! ..
the blue ..
i cant imagine anything more cute than this ..
well in this challenge for sure ..
many congratulations on such a precious and adorable image ..
absolutely gorgeous Marion .. xx

On Wings of Gold
by noraneko

Comment:
WOW .. this is absolutely stunning .. and top ten ... not so shabby .. !! .. ;)
i didnt see all the photos in this challenge so its the first time i've seen this .
when it opened the light was the first thing that impacted . then of course that beautiful almost stately bird ..
not sure if a flying bird can look stately .. but thats what i felt ...
there's just something about a bird flying that can make our souls soar .. especially the larger birds .. their breathtaking ability to actually fly ..
i reckon that would be an amazing thing to do .. imagine if we had wings ..
liberating ..
brought to mind this poem .. mainly the line 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' .. but the story about the pilot is very emotive .. dying so young .. :(

ps .. thankyou Catherine for your lovely comment on my mantisfly .. :)

A quiet Sunset
by ytshuva

Comment:
absolutely stunning Kobi .
was one of my favourites in the challenge .. just beautiful .. :)

The Hunt
by vawendy

Comment:
incredible capture .. many congratulations on the ribbon .. :)