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22-May-2021

The pause that refreshes

Mrs. Blackbird was taking a bath and prettying up while the Mr. was busy putting on a big show for us.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

C (Street) is for cat, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1000s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Zoltán Balogh23-Jun-2021 05:34
Simply fabulous! V
lou_rozensteins22-Jun-2021 00:15
A beautiful sharp shot! Well done.
Ton T.21-Jun-2021 09:34
A tremendous image with spectacular details of this beautiful female! V
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography20-Jun-2021 19:41
Wow! Stunning shot, Vote.
Dan Greenberg20-Jun-2021 01:36
Awesome! I don't think I've ever seen a photo of a female before. ~BV~
Don Mottershead19-Jun-2021 18:32
Wonderfully detailed capture.
Allan Jay19-Jun-2021 15:45
Exquisite detail and wonderful dof.
Carl Carbone18-Jun-2021 12:02
Excellent shot!
Pierre18-Jun-2021 11:56
Une jolie photo de cette femelle carouge révélant son beau plumage! V
Julie Oldfield17-Jun-2021 23:31
That is a beautifully detailed image. V
janescottcumming17-Jun-2021 12:54
Beautiful sharp shot and wonderful framing. V
Graeme17-Jun-2021 09:19
An excellent closeup of mrs blackbird here, Helen.V!!
Tom LeRoy17-Jun-2021 08:03
I like the greenery setting and nice colors. Sharp and colorful bird shot and that lens is so good! V
Gill Kopy17-Jun-2021 04:58
She certainly does look refreshed and chose a great place to perch - the setting is lovely V
Dennis Hoyne17-Jun-2021 01:27
Nicely composed so well framed by the tree branch and leaves, super detail too.
LynnH17-Jun-2021 00:48
Oh how nice. Great details. Birds do quite a bit of grooming. V
Liz Bickel16-Jun-2021 21:22
Nicely captured.
Martin Lamoon16-Jun-2021 18:26
Well spotted and captured.
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John Hamers16-Jun-2021 17:45
I like how this lovely bird is framed by the branches. Nicely captured. V!
Nestor Derkach16-Jun-2021 16:25
A great photograph nice and sharp with excellent bokeh.
The setting is beautiful for this beautiful portrait.
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hayl16-Jun-2021 15:08
She is pretty - they have such a pointy beak.
bill friedlander16-Jun-2021 15:03
Such fine detail and lovely framing. V
Ursula Miller16-Jun-2021 14:52
Beautiful capture...! V
Isabel Cutler16-Jun-2021 14:45
Lovely! V.
Hank Vander Velde16-Jun-2021 14:27
A beautiful tack sharp close-up image in a nice setting Helen.
Philip P16-Jun-2021 13:25
Beautiful capture, I can almost feel the fresh air!
Pierre Martin16-Jun-2021 11:18
tack sharp picture in that low light, nice setting!
joseantonio16-Jun-2021 06:46
nice framing for this beauty.V