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Female Blackbird (Turdus merula)

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A Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) foraging in the garden last May. You can just about see a tiny spider in her beak!

Many thanks for your support of my last upload. Always greatly appreciated Smile

Brand:Canon
Camera:Canon EOS 7D
Lens:EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Date Taken:28 May 2012 - 6:51 PM
Focal Length:700mm 11m from subject, tripod
Lens Max Aperture:f/5.7
Aperture:f/6.3
Shutter Speed:1/125sec
Exposure Comp:-2/3
ISO:800
Exposure Mode:Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:Spot
Flash:Off, Did not fire
White Balance:Manual
Title:Female Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Username:teocali teocali
Uploaded:10 Oct 2012 - 11:42 AM
Tags:Bird, Blackbird, Female, Foraging, Garden, Turdus merula, Wild, Wildlife / nature
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NaturesHaven
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161 forum postsNaturesHaven vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 11:57 AM
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Great birds to photograph, we have a male that is so used to us that he's almost a pet............GrinGrin

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Maiwand
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10 Oct 2012 - 12:12 PM
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Cracking good capture Sylvia. Lovely bright and sharp eye and beak. The pose is perfect to show so much of the plumage.
Ron

Greyheron
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274 forum postsGreyheron vcard England5 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 12:55 PM
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Love seeing the bird in it's natural habitat here Sylvia - those lichen covered branches set the plumage off beautifully...and what a lovely pose too...

Mike

EMJAYCEE
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EMJAYCEE vcard England7 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 1:13 PM
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Excellent close up of both the bird and the branches.
Joan.

WhiteRose1
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10 Oct 2012 - 1:18 PM
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Lovely pose/shape Sylvia. "it wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her" GrinGrin

Dave

barbarahirst
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10 Oct 2012 - 1:32 PM
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excellent!

Daisymaye
Daisymaye (e2 Member)
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10 Oct 2012 - 1:55 PM
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Nice one Sylvia........Sandy

RonnieAG
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111 forum postsRonnieAG vcard Scotland102 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 2:07 PM
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Excellent.
R.

pluckyfilly
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10 Oct 2012 - 2:13 PM
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Good pose and a great eye

christinecilia
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10 Oct 2012 - 2:56 PM
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beautiful shot lovely detail like from me.GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

CarolG
CarolG (e2 Member)
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108 forum postsCarolG vcard Greece12 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 3:19 PM
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A lovely bright eye, Sylvia, well captured. Carol

M_squared
M_squared (e2 Member)
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10 Oct 2012 - 3:42 PM
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Excellent, natural image.

MossyOak
MossyOak (e2 Member)
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MossyOak vcard England15 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 6:33 PM
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Superb detail and exposure Sylvia
Richard

WindowonWildlife
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WindowonWildlife vcard United Kingdom4 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2012 - 7:11 PM
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Quality capture and image Sylvia, excellent work Wink

Glostopcat
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10 Oct 2012 - 8:46 PM
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A fine shot of this hen blackbird, terrific detail captured in her plumage

Ray42
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11 Oct 2012 - 8:55 AM
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An excellent shot Sylvia

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