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A medium-sized, sooty-black flycatcher. Marked geographic variation: most North American birds have dull wings and a clean white belly, while South American birds have bright white edging on wing feathers and much more limited white on the belly

Comments/ critics/ suggestions very welcome.

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Jun 13, 2022 at 11:40 AM

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These are fantastic! Beautiful backgrounds, water color and reflections , what more could one want 😀. Very enjoyable set.

Birdie

Jun 13, 2022 at 12:16 PM

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birdied wrote:
These are fantastic! Beautiful backgrounds, water color and reflections , what more could one want 😀. Very enjoyable set.

Birdie

Thank you Roberta. Very kind of you

Jun 13, 2022 at 01:43 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Black Phoebe - Ready to take off!

Very nicely done, good detail in the bird and a beautiful smooth background.

Jun 13, 2022 at 08:15 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Black Phoebe - Ready to take off!

I like these a lot. Fantastic backgrounds, reflections and detail. Great job

Greg

Jun 13, 2022 at 08:40 PM

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louie champan wrote:
Very nicely done, good detail in the bird and a beautiful smooth background.

Thank you Louie!

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G.E. Smith wrote:
I like these a lot. Fantastic backgrounds, reflections and detail. Great job

Greg

Thank you Greg!

Jun 13, 2022 at 11:51 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Black Phoebe - Ready to take off!

Super yet I feel I might have enjoyed the set with fewer images as there are many similar ones.

Morris

Jun 14, 2022 at 11:38 AM

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morris wrote:
Super yet I feel I might have enjoyed the set with fewer images as there are many similar ones.

Morris

Thank you Morris. Now that I look at it, I agree. I do struggle with which ones to take out

. removed a couple

Jun 14, 2022 at 10:30 PM

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Superb set !

Ronny

Jun 14, 2022 at 11:22 PM

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sathsy2017 wrote:
Thank you Morris. Now that I look at it, I agree. I do struggle with which ones to take out

. removed a couple

I think we all do. Waiting a few days after the photo shoot can help remove some of the emotional attachment making it easier to chose.

Morris

Jun 15, 2022 at 07:29 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Black Phoebe - Ready to take off!

Great set.

Jun 15, 2022 at 07:59 AM

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Nice that you had your subject hang out in one area that also had much to contribute to the beauty in these. It is #2 for me, liking the composition best. As a suggestion there is a lot of empty space at the top of the frame, tinker with tighter on a few and see what you think

Nice set!
Karl

Jun 15, 2022 at 08:06 AM

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Karl Witt wrote:
Nice that you had your subject hang out in one area that also had much to contribute to the beauty in these. It is #2 for me, liking the composition best. As a suggestion there is a lot of empty space at the top of the frame, tinker with tighter on a few and see what you think

Nice set!
Karl

Thank you Karl. Great suggestion. I do see the empty space (now after reading your comment ). I should have probably gone for a 1X1 square crop.

Jun 18, 2022 at 04:30 PM

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Nicely done. That is a fledgling Black Phoebe that is learning to hunt on its own. It still has its orange-colored gape at the rear of its mouth and the brownish bars on its wings...both of these field marks disappear when Black Phoebes molt into adult plumage. I like photos #1 and 5 for the action and uncluttered background which makes the phoebe stand out.

Jun 19, 2022 at 09:38 PM

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marshqueen wrote:
Nicely done. That is a fledgling Black Phoebe that is learning to hunt on its own. It still has its orange-colored gape at the rear of its mouth and the brownish bars on its wings...both of these field marks disappear when Black Phoebes molt into adult plumage. I like photos #1 and 5 for the action and uncluttered background which makes the phoebe stand out.

Thank you

Jun 20, 2022 at 09:35 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Black Phoebe - Ready to take off!

That second shot is really something special. Such a beautiful moment and great composition ! Well done in all aspects.
Gary

Jun 20, 2022 at 10:02 AM

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sum1sgrampa wrote:
That second shot is really something special. Such a beautiful moment and great composition ! Well done in all aspects.
Gary

Thank you Gary!

Jun 21, 2022 at 02:24 PM


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