A Bird in the Hand is Better Than Two in the Bush photo

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19-Jan-2012	Jack Hoying

After flying into our patio window, this Cardinal was dazed for about 30 minutes. He then regained his composure and flew away.

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/200s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso200, SB-800 with softbox, subject left full exif

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Paul Milholland		21-Jan-2012 03:39
That's probably a once-in-a-lifetime photo op. ;-)

Steve Thuman		20-Jan-2012 01:31
Sure a beauty!

Roger Bailey		19-Jan-2012 22:19
A fantastic image, Glad it recovered.

martyn george (Hedonic3000)		19-Jan-2012 21:32
Wow!!! this is just beautiful, Jack. Well done with this, I'm glad the bird is away in flight. V.

Ed Duverger		19-Jan-2012 19:52
Exceptional shot.

fotabug		19-Jan-2012 19:07
Wow, great experience, Jack! And such a great photo! Man, its awesome! BV

Guest		19-Jan-2012 18:52
Superb! v

Eloine		19-Jan-2012 17:34
wow - what a great story! Sounds like you guys did both a favor - you gave the bird a chance to survive a tough moment and in return he gave you a great photo.

Mark Krauss		19-Jan-2012 17:02
Masterful work and what a great story!

Laura Milholland		19-Jan-2012 16:56
Wow!!! You sure made the MOST of the opportunity! Amazing image, Jack. So glad the bird was ok too. ;) V!