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So Beautiful Brian love all the colors. Just a real beauty. Sharp and well processed. Now I'm going to have to try and get those colors LOL.

Stunning detail Andreas. Fantastic composition and a very fine portrait!! You must have been close to get a portrait with the 70-200 :eek3: Not...

Kevin, so glad you got out and found the Avocets! This is a beauty in most aspects. Really nicely processed subject and the lighting and mid-strut...

Andreas, pretty bird. Thrushes can be overlooked for sure. I like the feel along the rocky peaks and you captured a nice broadside look. ...

Hey Andreas, A very cool portrait of this Caracara. As usual, the processing is impeccable. One thing that surprised me was the eyelashes! ...

Hi Gerald, like Randy's image, you certainly get the impression of how aggressive these birds are and I very much like the spray, drool and 'boiling'...

Arash: Thanks for your input! I get your point about color. With black and white birds, not much to work with there. It was a rainy morning, was...

All good but one minor reservation and I am sure there was no alternative but I get the impression you were in an elevated position so we are looking...

The seal looks very good indeed to me - lovely glance at the camera! The surrounding rocks - I have no idea what colour they are or should have...

Looks good to me! I suppose I could remark on the little tree you referred to and the OOF green foliage over his arms and the ones in front of the...

we put endless hours on this, hope you enjoy it!

sweet landing shot Arite, whistling duck is a favorite a mine, shame we don't have them here, black details look good on my OLED monitor but I'd pull...

Hi Gerald, I think on reflection the OP looks better, the RP appears to 'lifted' in the darks/shadows. If I had to say, the OP carried a little more...

lovely frame Gerald! pose is dynamic and the light is sweet. If mine I'd tame the bright whites and apply a tad more sharpening to the subject the...

love the color palette and subtle wing display. We used to have many Avocets in northern CA but their population has dropped singifnicnaly in the...

classic shutter done beautifully, love the colors and the low angle, TFS

nice dynamic frame Randy, I do not mind the water drops. my only wish is that if you had a touch more color in the scene but understandable given...

Just for a comparison, here is a reworking of the original post. Thanks for all the helpful comments and suggestions. Gerald

Nice Andreas everything looks good. Some birds can be a challenge to capture. TFS

Andreas I would need to add canvas to the top so I just left it as. Thanks for the comments.

Andreas, unfortunately he is easily spooked - he won't hang around once he sees anyone.. I'll see if there are any more worth a post.

Hi Kevin glad that Brian pushed you ... to get the very nice subject of the American Avocet to photograph !!! A very pleasing image with the...

Hi Jon ... hey ho you got him so close , which is nice !! Does he get used to you , or easily spooked off ? I do like the overall shot with the...

Hi Paul this is by far the best of your recent postings , purely at first from the technical ( processing ) POV . Obviously no use use ( or lesser )...

Hi Randy ... I guess everything that was in your hands went right , gorgeous shot of the stunning action ... nothing you do about the flying water...

Thanks Jon and Kevin ... @ Jon ... so far I had only two fleeting sightings at my own " rudimental " setups , so this was way better at that...