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p.3 #1 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Martin Good wrote:
Wonderful detail and spot on focus in all of these Socrate with # 1 being tops for me for the lovey colors and tones and the patterns of the feathers. It seems you were shooting into challenging backgrounds in some of these but the birds still stand out well from them.
Martin

Thanks, Martin. They were perching on a citrus tree and was hard to get a less busy bg

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:43 PM

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p.3 #2 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Charlie Shugart wrote:
Socrate- these are all really excellent images of spectacular little birds.
And no bird ever had a better name than the tufted titmouse- except perhaps the laughing jackass bird from Down Under

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Charlie

Thanks, Charlie. Your comments made me lough

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:44 PM

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p.3 #3 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

BeeBalm wrote:
Socrate,
Very pretty!
BeeBalm

Thanks for stopping by and commenting

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:45 PM

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p.3 #4 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

birdied wrote:

Beautiful shots Socrate. I really like them all.

birdie

Thank you, Birdie. Nice to hear you liked these

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:46 PM

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p.3 #5 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

tfoltz wrote:
Great set of the little speed demons

-Tim

Thank you, Tim

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:46 PM

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p.3 #6 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Ted ellis wrote:
Excellent set Socrate. The first image is my favorite.

Ted

Thank you Ted

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:47 PM

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p.3 #7 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Herb Houghton wrote:
Nice set of little birds Socrate, #2 for the head angle

Thanks, Herb

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Nov 30, 2012 at 06:47 PM

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p.3 #8 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Wonderful set Socrate, love no.1 and no.3 here - super stuff!

Paul.

Nov 30, 2012 at 07:16 PM

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p.3 #9 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

#1 is stunning

Nov 30, 2012 at 09:11 PM

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p.3 #10 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

The first 2 made me smile. Great series here Socrate.

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Dec 01, 2012 at 04:00 AM

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p.3 #11 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

I love these little birds which are also called the Scaly Breasted Mannikin (or Munia) and I had one pass through my garden (in Shanghai) a month earlier (they are native to Asia).

I saw the very closely related White Rumped Munia (or Mannikin) for the first time in Wulingyuan, Hunan, China about a month ago when a pair alighted less than a metre from my face whilst I was stalking a Forktail. Delightful experience but too close for the 500mm - not that I could move an inch anyway !

Most people don't realise how tiny these finches are (thumb sized, ca. 10-12cm) ! I guess your first shot is 3 or 4 times life-size !

All beautiful shots but #1 is just superb !!

Dec 01, 2012 at 05:22 AM

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p.3 #12 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

waldr_p wrote:
Wonderful set Socrate, love no.1 and no.3 here - super stuff!

Paul.

Thank you very much, Paul

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Dec 01, 2012 at 04:25 PM

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p.3 #13 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

acjd wrote:
#1 is stunning

Thank you!

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Dec 01, 2012 at 04:26 PM

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p.3 #14 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Cincy Bruce wrote:
The first 2 made me smile. Great series here Socrate.

Bruce

Thanks, Bruce

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Dec 01, 2012 at 04:26 PM

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p.3 #15 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Frogfish wrote:
I love these little birds which are also called the Scaly Breasted Mannikin (or Munia) and I had one pass through my garden (in Shanghai) a month earlier (they are native to Asia).

I saw the very closely related White Rumped Munia (or Mannikin) for the first time in Wulingyuan, Hunan, China about a month ago when a pair alighted less than a metre from my face whilst I was stalking a Forktail. Delightful experience but too close for the 500mm - not that I could move an inch anyway !

Most people don't realise how tiny these finches are (thumb sized, ca. 10-12cm) ! I guess your first shot is 3 or 4 times life-size !

All beautiful shots but #1 is just superb !!

Thanks for your kind words

These little cute birds visit my backyard regularly. When I saw the first one in 2005 I thought "What in the H is this?"

Now they are very common. They seem to be happy birds from what I see. Never fighting for food and always willing to share with the others

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Dec 01, 2012 at 04:43 PM

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p.3 #16 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Very nice shots (and birds)!

Dec 01, 2012 at 05:29 PM

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p.3 #17 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

shaggypics wrote:
Very nice shots (and birds)!

Thank you for the visit and comments

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Dec 03, 2012 at 04:46 PM

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p.3 #18 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

#1 is over the top

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Dec 04, 2012 at 02:43 AM

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p.3 #19 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

Haifisch M3 wrote:
#1 is over the top

Hai

Thank you, Hai. Glad you liked it
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Dec 04, 2012 at 03:54 PM

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p.3 #20 · Nutmeg Mannikin and friends (4)

super shots with beautiful backgrounds Socrate!

Dec 04, 2012 at 09:12 PM

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