Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by JuliBoc:
Nice capture. Cheerful!

Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by caba:
Well done

Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by Neat:
I sense she is looking at you, 9.

Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by CrazyDiamond:
Gorgeous shot. Great focus and colors and well composed.

Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by Denise:
this is a nice tribute to Shez, great butterfly capture as well

Shez - As Lovely as a Butterfly
by cloudsme

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful tribute to Shez.

Striped Breast of a Red Shouldered Hawk
by cloudsme

Comment by HarveyG:
Great timing to get the beak open. Photographing birds is one of the most rewarding types of photography, and equally frustrating as you no doubt know. (I looked at your portfolio.) A few compositional errors and the bird's face is too dark or overall U/E. You have a fabulous 500mm f/4 prime and I'm guessing you had very little time to shoot before it was gone?

Striped Breast of a Red Shouldered Hawk
by cloudsme

Comment by geinafets:
What an unfortunate placement of the pine needles behind his head. That kind of hair on a bird is only for cartoons : ) Too bad this guy had his back to the sun, forcing you to blow out the background.

Striped Breast of a Red Shouldered Hawk
by cloudsme

Comment by tanguera:
I love it when birds puff up like this.

Striped Breast of a Red Shouldered Hawk
by cloudsme

Comment by sinistral_leo:
The green hue on the right side of the branch?