Christian wrote: > > Cotty wrote: > > I try not to post non-Pentax pics here, but I thought some of the > > twitchers here might like to see this. A nest of Blackbird chicks > > resides just inside the roof of our house and the mother flutters to and > > fro bringing food and taking out the garbage (old feathers). I found a > > very close vantage point trough my son's window. Here she is filling the > > frame, just about to dart up under the wooden eaves... > > > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic32.html> > > > > 1DmarkII, 70-200 2.8 L IS, ISO 800, 1/1000th at f 5.6 > > > > Nice grab, cot, but that ain't no blackbird... that's an awful, > horrendous, European Starling.... ewwwwwww :-) (starlings are cavity > nesters and as such, due to their aggressiveness, displace less > aggressive Eastern Bluebirds in the US for nesting sites). > > -- > > Christian > http://photography.skofteland.net
Hey Christian, at least he didn't call it a Cormorant :) Nice shot, Cotty - even if it is a starling. ann
