Day 5 - A Little Chickadee
by MaryO

Comment by Alicia:
Awww - what a cutie. I love how they puff themselves up to ward off the cold. Hope your guinea pig class sans guinea pig went well - lol!

Day 4 - Frosty Chair
by MaryO

Comment by Mr_Pants:
Lovely texture here. I bet you really had to work the angles to get the lighting right, too.

Day 3 - The Indoor Bird
by MaryO

Comment by Mr_Pants:
I like the sharpness in this and the emphasis on the eye. The toning is great. The only little thing for me is that I find the wing in the lower-left to be a little too strong. Perhaps it could be darkened a little.

Day 2 - Magnolia
by MaryO

Comment by Mr_Pants:
I like the small 'islands' of sharpness floating in the sea of soft-focus.

Day 1 - Downy Woodpecker
by MaryO

Comment by Mr_Pants:
Great catch. I'd bet that this little one didn't hang around for too long.

Day 5 - A Little Chickadee
by MaryO

Comment by slaakso:
Sweet little birdy.

The Parrot Comes
by MaryO

Comment by riversong:
She is beautiful!! You did her justice...nice image, well-done! I really do love this one.

Day 3 - The Indoor Bird
by MaryO

Comment by riversong:
Love your story and fantastic image. The colors of your bird are beautiful. You have a image worthy of hanging on your wall!!

I have a cockatiel and fully understand the stress levels they can or canot endure. They are intelligent and get bored so easy and mostly...they seem to DEMAND a routine. It's difficult, but rewarding to own a bird. Thanks for sharing please show us more images of beautiful Hildy!!

btw...my bird will pull his feathers out when I don't give him enough attention, like during the holiday time (like Hildy) or like MelonMusketeer was saying, even moving your bird will cause some distress. Finicky creatures they are!

Day 5 - A Little Chickadee
by MaryO

Comment by griz210:
very nice .i like the tones and the detail in the feathers

Day 5 - A Little Chickadee
by MaryO

Comment by KarenNfld:
Aw very seeet.