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Day 1 - Diversity
Day 1 - Diversity
maxaz1


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Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: Jul 1, 2007
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2007

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 July 1
I'm Maxine (maxaz1) in Arizona. I just turned 60 (arghhhh), and I plan to retire this year. My home is here in Scottsdale/Phoenix, and I spend lots of time in a little mountain community about 95 miles north of here, Strawberry. I try to walk a few miles at least 5 mornings a week. This time of year, it has to be VERY early, since it's in the 80s already when I leave the house. Mon-Fri,I walk at 5am. Today I didn't leave the house until about 6am.
Out for my morning walk, surprised by a "wild" budgie taking in a little sun with another type of feathered friend. There is a flock that is rumored to be descended from or the same group of birds that took to the air when a local pet shop burned down about 20 years ago. They return to the same general location every spring - I never see them in the winter.

I know there is too much noise in this pic. I had forgotten to lower the ISO after trying for some full moon shots last night (unsucessfully). I decided to use this picture anyway - After all, I have 49 days to improve...

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 07/03/2007 01:27:23 AM
i was in scottsdale a few years ago and all i remember seeing was a whole bunch of cactus!!! those birds are really cool :) and darnettt dont u hate it when u forget to switch your iso... i do that all the time!
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 07/02/2007 07:14:07 PM
nice i was thinking the bird escaped until i read your comments thats very interesting. its a nice shot to bad about the noise but its good.
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 07/02/2007 11:25:20 AM
My first thought was, "OH cool!! A parakeet in the wild!!" hehe Not too often you see that so, good job capturing the unusual :)
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 07/02/2007 06:55:06 AM
Those are some risky perches...
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 07/02/2007 06:27:25 AM
Wow! What a nice shot. I'm sure those early morning walks turn up lots of nice pics!
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 07/02/2007 02:29:42 AM
The first thing I think of when I see these birds sitting on the cactus is "ouch". :) It looks so precarious and possibly painful. Good capture of an interesting scene.
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 07/01/2007 03:15:02 PM
First thing I thought was Ouch. Man, what a perch to find.
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 07/01/2007 01:57:41 PM
It is grainy but a cool catch! Man a lot of you really get out & see things.
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 07/01/2007 01:04:22 PM
How lucky for you to find two different birds like this. Great contrast between the two.
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 07/01/2007 12:22:14 PM
How interesting to find such different birds in one spot. (Here in Kansas, there are just a lot of Robins and Cardinals and they don't play well together, apparently). I also like the composition, nice image.
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 07/01/2007 11:29:39 AM
Too bad about the noise! I like the birds (the green one seems to be everywhere, even in Amsterdam). And what a giant cactus! (Or are the birds so small?)
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