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by JerseyGenie

Comment:
A lovely shot - very 'quiet'. I love the restricted colour palette. One to be proud of!

Psychedelic Dragonfly
by GregoryB

Comment:
What a beautiful image! The colours are just lovely, and the patterned treatment you have given the background compliments the dragonfly beautifully.

Another Robin
by SaraR

Comment:

Originally posted by Jedusi: Nice crisp image - but I find it a little disturbing that he appears to have a twig stuck up his butt . . I know that little birds can be annoying hopping about every few minutes - but you really shouldn't stick them to the branches with cocktail sticks just to get a photo . . :- )

ROFLMAO - robin probably wished he could do the same. For the record, it is his leg that appears to be stuck up his bum, not a branch.... I think.....

Bug Roast
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
In England, moorland is burned on a rotating basis, just like you describe. I really admire this photo - it conveys the feeling of intense heat so well. The addition of the Cattle Egret is the icing on the cake.

Mourning Dove
by MaryO

Comment:
Oh, this is beautiful - so tender.

759761
by undieyatch

Comment:
Well spotted; black and white accentuates the difference between the flock of (canada?) geese, and the solitary white domestic goose.

Alligator on Shore #3
by robinssong

Comment:
now that is fearsome looking! Not sure I would have wanted to get this close - perhaps having a lens between you and the beast makes one feel 'safer'? The low viewpoint is just what is needed, and the small slither of grass is the right amount for the alligator to be resting on in the frame.

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by jomari

Comment:
I can imagine a flock of these would be pretty noisy! I can't quite imagine finding flocks of these in the wild, although apparently there are a couple of small colonies of them near London, which have resulted from escaped pets! Considering that you were stretching the capabilities of your camera for this shot, you came out with a photo that was certainly worth posting.

The Little Owl
by Jedusi

Comment:
OMG, I am so envious, and so in awe. I have a photo of a Little Owl, but it was taken at the Rutland Owl and Falconry Centre: I haven't seen one in the wild for years. This composition is so good. Excellent!

Hairy Woodpecker
by MaryO

Comment:
This is somewhat like the British Greater Spotted Woodpecker, which is quite a shy bird, and not all that common. I have only potted one a few times, and have never got a photo, let alone a good one like this. Interestingly, the same bird is quite widespread in Germany where my brother lives, and much less shy of people.

This is a really good photo - good detail and texture on the plumage, excellent clarity, an interesting pose (clearly he has attended the Woodpecker Modelling School), and enough of the environment to provide the context, which can add much value to wildlife photographs.