Piebald Blackbird

by wvbarnes

A treat to see spotted feeding on berries in our front hedge. 1600 ISO as still very dull after heavy rains. Hand held, slight crop as too much hedge.
Uploaded10/11/2015 - 10:03
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/250
Aperturef/5.6
LensN/A
ISO1000
Focal Length420mm
Unique Views / Likes28/4

Jumbo48
Posted 10/11/2015 - 13:53 Link
Well spotted and captured, haven't seen one like this for years, thanks for sharing.
Regards John/Jumbo
drofmit
Posted 10/11/2015 - 17:05 Link
Nice capture... not just a "record" shot.
This guy's got character... he's a bit different and he knows it!
Never be afraid to talk about your techniques...
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.
PeterKR
Posted 10/11/2015 - 22:22 Link
Great capture, Bill.

Quite rare and often a bit skittish and difficult to photo.

We had a white headed blackbird frequent our garden a couple of years ago but he never came back the next year.

Best regards
Peter
davidwozhere
Posted 11/11/2015 - 01:34 Link
Lovely capture and lovely portrait
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Wildwood512
Posted 14/11/2015 - 14:44 Link
What a wonderful blend of colors here...photo is very striking and the subject is quite proud of himself as he should be, he is a lovely specimen.
Cheers...Donna 😊
pauljay
Posted 20/11/2015 - 15:11 Link
Seems to be very similar to the albino blackbird one of which I saw in the garden a couple of days ago, although it only had a single white stripe. Great shot!
Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
PPG

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