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by sulamk

Comment by HarveyG:
Great sightings Sandy. I particularly like the grassland as environment, key to the sighting. Lovely to see there are some about still in the wild. I don't have a shot at all. You live in a borders birders paradise! A bit of DeNoise 5 would do wonders and pull back a bit of detail with the sliders.

Message edited by author 2013-01-24 23:48:52.

IMG_0558
by sulamk

Comment by Ann:
Oh, wow. Congratulations on your sighting.

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by sulamk

Comment by tjbel05:
What a pretty bird. I love the orange coloring on its face.

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by sulamk

Comment by nam:
Fascinating information - must have been quite a thrill to see.

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by sulamk

Comment by BeckyT:
What a beautiful looking bird. So unifue and majestic. Nice.

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by sulamk

Comment by kasaba:
I like this image more than the other one, because you can see his face, which is so striking in color.

IMG_0558
by sulamk

Comment by kasaba:
How lucky you were to see these birds in the wild. I can't even remember the last time I saw one. They have become very scarce I think. And they are so impressive and fun to watch, because they are always busy.

I wonder if you could get the image a bit "de-noised" and/or get some more sharpness in via "detail" (if you have such an option on your editing program. One of the Topaz plug ins offers this, but I am sure other programs have it as well).

... and I had not realized till now you were a fellow SAn :-)

Flower Beetle
by sulamk

Comment by ursula:
Very beautiful, makes me dream of Spring.

harrier-take-2
by sulamk

Comment by ursula:
Much better as far as the noise goes.

Flower Beetle
by sulamk

Comment by jomari:
Oh, what a pretty beetle! It's right up there with butterflies and ladybirds. The oof white flowers make a lovely background.