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by Ofer Levy on Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:53 pm
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Congratulations! This is the bird image of the week for the week ending 7/15/05!

1D Mark II, Canon 300 2.8, X2, Canon EX 550@ -2 1/3, 1/1250, f-8, iso 320, handheld

Got this one a couple of hours ago from a hide.

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by Mike Wilson on Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:55 pm
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I love this image! Well done Ofer, this little bird has tons of personality with that tail up like that.
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by Cindy Marple on Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:58 pm
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Definitely a wren with that cocked tail, but oh my what color and personality he has! Almost like a hummingbird head. Gorgeous shot.
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by Christina Evans on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:19 pm
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Stunning bird and photo of it.
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by Vince Thomas on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:27 pm
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Great image Ofer... and super sharp! (plus what Mike said!) :)
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by Fabs Forns on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:28 pm
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:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Too much Ofer, too much :wink: :wink: :wink:
 

by Chris Davidson on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:34 pm
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Well done, Ofer!
What a gorgeous bird!
 

by Gerald J Romanchuk on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:36 pm
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What a cool bird. Excellent shot.
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by alibenn on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:44 pm
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Apart from Sydney being an amazingly attractive city filled with cool folk and great restaraunts, this species is as good a reason to go to New South Wales as any. This is a great shot of a bird that can be just a little bit too active to be funny!!!
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by juanli on Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:48 pm
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This is one of my favourite species, they are super cute!!!! I remember how active they are, shame we didn't got into photography while the time we lived there, but now wish to go back for this cuty..........excellent image........You did excellent job.........
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by Jim Urbach on Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:13 pm
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Ofer, One fine image. Great ground level shot, super colorful, alert and superiorly posed cutie.

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by chriscove on Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:03 am
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Amazing shot and a beautiful bird!
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by Steve Metildi on Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:38 am
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Outstanding Ofer! It's real interesting to see a Wren species with such brilliant plumage--all the North American species are brown.

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by KK Hui on Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:56 am
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Interesting bird and beautifully done, Ofer!
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by Darryl Morgan on Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:41 am
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Hey Alister, we have them here and Melbourne too :)

But yeah Ofer. Omg, you've nailed it. This is one bird I want to try and nail like this. However I feel a bit pixel and lens stricted :)

Out of interest, how far away were you with a hide?
Closest I've got being in long grass is about 6M.


The only thing that could be better if this lovely male was singing :)
But still, I'd love this shot!
 

by Ofer Levy on Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:47 am
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Hi darrylm, I was about 4M from it but you know these guys - in 10 seconds it can be anywhere from 2M-15M... :wink:
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by Darryl Morgan on Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:56 am
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Yep certainly do. The best oportunity I had was when I was in the grass. Quite a few males (non-breeding plumage) and females, then along came a male, sat on the barbwire and sang away. Missed it as the D70 happily hunted to get focus. Anyway at 6-8m with 340MM of focal length I think it would of been a heavy crop.
Out of interest, much of a crop?
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by Ofer Levy on Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:17 am
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It is cropped from a horizontal - the height of the posted image is almost like in the original.
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by Colin Inman on Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:32 am
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Amazing, bird & image both.
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by mrhughj on Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:44 am
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What a beauty, Ofer!!! Looks like it is full of personality.

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