bell miner

[ving]

been chasing these guys for over a year and still dont have a shot i like... man they can be difficult.

[Quark]

Beautiful work David,

I have not spent much time on this forum for a while and what a pleasure it is to be become reacquainted with your most excellent bird images. What a lovely little guy this one is and he seems to be posing very nicely.

Regards
Trevor

[lacad01]

A little beauty indeed! :thumbsup:

[ving]

thanks trvor and adam. beel birds tend to hang around the tops of trees as thats were most of thier food is... occasionally they come down and hide in dark shaddy thick bushes. this was a lucky shot

[Miaplacidus]

Well, you've got to be pleased with that! Could be on the cover of a book. Well done, David.

(Now tell the truth. Did you kill it and have it stuffed? :P)

Cheers,

Brian.

[ving]

lol brian, no. i got 2 shots of it before it flew away. the other shot is not as good.

[telecasterguru]

I love the sound of these birds but am yet to get a shot at one. Have just had whip birds move in to the trees next to the house as well but am yet to see them.

Am on the hunt.

Frank

[bloodhound31]

Good composition David. Central quite often works better than rule-of-thirds for wildlife. I bet he didn't hang around long in the one spot either did he?

Baz.

[RB]

Excellent capture David.
Well done indeed.
Did you take that was with the Bigma? :question:

Can't wait to try my hand at some more bird shots.

:thumbsup:

[ving]

hi baz, i got 2 shots in and it was gone...

andrew, taken with sigma 150-500mm :)