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Posted by Alan Murphy on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:43 am

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Loggerhead Shrike Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.

Since Fall is near (we try to convince ourselfs of that, down here in Texas) I thought I'd post this. I did clone out a little Loggerhead poop off one of the leaves. :)

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:53 am
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Sweet image Alan in gorgeous light. Colour tones are lovely and compliment this little bird well.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:58 am
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A great shot, Alan. The earth tones throughout really put it over the top.
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by Jim Zipp on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:13 am
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Nice shot Alan! I love these guys this shot really makes me look forward to fall.... my favorite season.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:07 am
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I love the masked marauder of birds and this is a great shot in excellent light on a good perch. It looks like the scan blew out the bright parts on the throat a bit but a really nice shot of this guy!
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by Neil Solomon on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:34 am
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Alan,

The earth tones really are great. I sympathize with how you Texans feel about Fall, but you should see what Xmas is like in Southern California :D
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by Richard on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:40 am
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Alan,

Sweet image! Nicely place in the frame, great colors and a gorgeous pose. Very nice!
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by Jack Frank on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:41 am
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Super capture
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I like the color scheme and the earth tone as others have already commented. The framing is particularly good ...
Excellent shot, Alan! :lol:
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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:50 am
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Excellent! Great composition and background.
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:58 am
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Beautiful setting for this bird, Alan, but I agree with EJ, and suspect this scan doesn't do your original justice.
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by Robert Royse on Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:18 am
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Beautiful and colorful shot!

I also agree that your scans don't do your photos justice
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:08 pm
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Great shot. I love the colors of the perch and background.
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:18 pm
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by Bob Ettinger on Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:22 pm
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Alan,

Great light and the way the light hits the leaves and the bird make them almost 3D.
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by Lillian Roberts on Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:59 pm
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Very nice image. I can't add to what's already been said.

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I like the colors in the perch and background, and of course the great bird. :D
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You definitely found the right background Allen. I love this shot.
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by NDCheryl on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:58 pm
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Lovely shot Alan. The perch, the BG and of course the bird.
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by Jim Neiger on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:30 pm
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Good one Alan. I like the colors, pose, bg, and perch.
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