Varied Thrush


Posted by Tim Zurowski on Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:34 pm

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With the cold winter we are having this year, this species is all over the Victoria area right now. As many of you know, this is one of my all time favourite birds. I never tire of seeing or photographing them. They have have the most interesting and haunting calls! This was from a blind with one fill flash on the subject and two fill flashes on a dark background hedge.

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by James Vellozzi on Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:44 pm
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Stunning image..
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:38 pm
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Beautiful species, great setting and alert pose.
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by Denis55 on Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:42 pm
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Oh Wow!
This is a fabulous bird,and masterfully executed,Tim!
 

by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:49 pm
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Just love your photos of this species.
 

by Coreyhkh on Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:54 pm
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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Jan 16, 2017 6:01 pm
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Absolutely gorgeous Tim! What a wonderfully colorful bird to have around at this time of year! Just amazing colors. Love the mossy branch as well.
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by Karl Egressy on Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:13 pm
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Great image, Tim.
 

by Mike Wooding on Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:50 am
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Your admiration of this species definitely shows in your images. Nobody captures the essence of this bird better than you do.
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by WOlf38 on Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:23 pm
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Beautiful species and image, Tim!!
 

by Homer on Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:42 pm
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Beauty image Tim
 

by Matt Filosa on Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:22 am
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Beautifully done, Tim.

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by swanuck on Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:57 am
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well done tim nice image
 

by Dorian Anderson on Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:59 pm
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Smoking! A great shot of this PNW specialty! Way to go.....
 

by David Salem on Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:21 am
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Beautiful frame Tim. Love the pose and the great vibrant colors in this one. The perch and the BG are fantastic. Well done
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by Ron Day on Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:34 pm
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Cynthia Crawford wrote:Absolutely gorgeous Tim! What a wonderfully colorful bird to have around at this time of year!  Just amazing colors. Love the mossy branch as well.

+1.  Excellent!
 

by Stuart Clarke on Sun Jan 22, 2017 6:03 am
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Nice shot Tim, great bird on an interesting west coast perch
 

by david fletcher on Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:47 pm
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late coming to this Tim. Super shot with a sublime perch
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