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03-MAR-2011 Michael Edwards

A Bluebird

Hardin County, Tennessee

This bird was on the same limb as its mate, but I couldn't get them close enough. These birds mate for life, like eagles, and the interesting thing is they truly are ideal spouses...if you see one, you'd best look around: the other is always within eyesight.
How do I know? A pair live in our eaves, and EIGHT of their offspring are in the vicinity..

Canon EOS 60D ,Canon 300/4.0 IS USM with Canon EF Extender
1/1600s f/10.0 at 420.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time03-Mar-2011 08:08:50
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 60D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length420 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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Cindi Smith07-Mar-2011 22:35
Such lovely little birds. Nice composition and capture!
Lennart Waara05-Mar-2011 14:06
A very fine picture Michael and you are really working your way into the use of this lens!
Guest 05-Mar-2011 13:58
Great capture of the male bluebird.
Pete Hemington05-Mar-2011 10:09
To share your house with such colourful characters must be wonderful.
I put up a nesting box that is being used by a sparrow and so have made a small start.
hal 05-Mar-2011 09:40
This is lovely Michael.
l've never ever seen one.
Guest 05-Mar-2011 04:45
Gorgeous colors... I second Terry's comment about
wanting some here in the NW. We have Stellar's Jays
which some people call Blue Jays, which aren't even
close, but interesing and fun in their own way.
Cindy Flood05-Mar-2011 02:33
You are so right about the pretty colors, Michael. I would love to have a pair in my eaves. I rarely see them in Wisconsin.
Michael Edwards05-Mar-2011 00:58
Yes, Terry, I hesitated to post it, but the colors were so good...it was about 40 meters away, and I did what I could.
We have more eagle shots coming...one or two might even be close to YOUR standards...
Terry_O05-Mar-2011 00:48
Beautiful bird and image, Michael. Just a bit soft, but
nevertheless, a very appealing image. Wish we had them here!