hanging out.jpg
by rodneyg

Comment:
They sun like this here in Florida too. It must be a universal thing for turtles. I think that it kills the algae on their feet as well as warming them up.

Soaring
by MaryO

Comment:
If you got this with a 300mm then he must have been very high. I also like the way the light is coming through the wings and tail, defining the feather patterns.

In the field
by Starbanana

Comment:
Yep, the same as what everyone has said already, again.

Chrome
by Germaine

Comment:
Oooooooh, Shiny! : )
And good composition too.

White Peacock Butterfly
by JuliBoc

Comment:
This is a perfect butterfly shot. Everything about it is just right. Congrats on the media exposure, and to have gotten this shot with a P&S has to be a grin as well. I love my pocket cam for this sort of shooting.

Baby Blue Jay
by Tammster

Comment:
What a cutie. That plant looks like one of the air plants that grow on the oak trees here. It's always a thrill to find a little bird that will let you get a portrait. Thanks for sharing.

Ibis in Cypres with Spanish Moss
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I like the way the moss curves right around the beak in this shot.

Deer
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
This looks like a very close encounter with this gentle creature. The pose almost makes the deer look like a garden statue.

Owl-Redux
by bassbone

Comment:
Owls are usually hard to spot in the daytime when they are sleeping in the trees. This was a good find. I have only had two opportunities like this over about 25 years of shooting pix. Excellent detail, and the environment looks very natural for this. I also like the way the three limbs frame the owl.

White-Breasted Nuthatch
by scottieham

Comment:
Many people probably mistook this for a blue jay in the thumb view, and passed over it in voting. There are a couple of spots, the cheek and the one wing coverlet where the white is almost washed out as you mentioned in your comment. I am not sure how the color saturation is supposed to look on the bird, as I don't think that I have ever seen one in the wild. The bokeh is very nice, and focus/detail is also spot on.