Starling

[Ryewolf]

I'd completely forgotten how splendid these birds look, at a distance they look quite dull but cautch them in the sunlight and they are so much more...

[Clicker]

They are really   impressive in the sunlight I agree ... You've two very  nice studies there Rye ... nicely exposed and  composed  images ...

[Ryewolf]

2 minutes ago, Clicker said:

nicely exposed and  composed  images

Thanks Clicker, they were both crops from 6000x4000 down to 4000X2667 so had a bit of freedom to compose them. They were both looking for worms in the ground, I took about 50 shots and these were the best two when the sun caught them and they didn't have their beaks and faces buried in the soil....

[Clicker]

A couple of crackers as a reward for your patience eh ...

[Ryewolf]

30 minutes ago, Clicker said:

A couple of crackers as a reward for your patience eh

Yes indeed, I had a few others that were almost as good, usually with birds I have a 1 in 10 hit rate, I always shoot on continuous mode so I might get 1 or 2 shots that are almost exactly the same. Birds also have a translucent nictitating membrane that I often capture, but it does make the birds eye look slightly strange....

[Denis]

I like Starlings too Geoff, as you say, underated birds indeed, you have caught these in good light making their iridescence stand out even more.

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Denis. I don't often see them in the usual places I go, but since the lockdown I found a spot literally a few minutes away that they seem to like.