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Date: 10/29/24 4:21 pm From: Bethany Kilzer <storytel...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Hermit Thrush (images)
Hi Pete, I agree with Phil, for the reason he stated - the way the branch angle mimics the angle of the thrush’s bill makes a pleasing composition. However, if there was a possibility of a different cropping, I would crop a little further out, not quite as far as the first photo, so the bend of the branch is not so close to the edge, and the thrush is a little more to the right, so the viewer’s eye can follow the line of the bill up to the foliage… just saying. Beautiful crisp photo, as always. Thanks for sharing. - Bethany > On Oct 29, 2024, at 1:51 PM, Phil Brown <pdpbrown...> wrote: > > Hi Pete, > I like the second one because of the curve of the branch the thrush is perched on. > Phil > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 12:03 PM Pete Sole <pete...> <mailto:<pete...>> wrote: >> Hi birders, >> >> Early this morning had fun photographing a cooperative HERMIT THRUSH. A male hung out in the relative open for a few photos. Three large images, best enjoyed on a big screen: >> >> http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/thrushes/hermit_thrush_241029a.jpg >> >> http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/thrushes/hermit_thrush_241029b.jpg >> >> http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/thrushes/hermit_thrush_241029c.jpg >> >> If you have a photo preference, I'd be curious which one and why. >> >> Some interesting facts about this species: "This thrush is one of the most widely distributed forest-nesting migratory birds in North America and the only forest thrush whose population has increased or remained stable over the past 20 years." >> >> Source: Birds of the World, Hermit Thrush Introduction <https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/herthr/cur/introduction> >> In other news, I had a couple of FOX SPARROWS arrive in the garden a few days ago. Ebird report from yesterday, with a FOX SPARROW photo and other images: >> >> https://ebird.org/checklist/S200607371 >> >> Fun bird photography, >> >> Pete Solé >> >> Soquel, CA >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mbbirds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mbbirds+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:mbbirds+<unsubscribe...>. >> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<0183b5dd-9830-48fd-a1ff-98a85d674789...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<0183b5dd-9830-48fd-a1ff-98a85d674789...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mbbirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mbbirds+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:mbbirds+<unsubscribe...>. > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<CADiQ3j1drOfZ9fH8y0WoCtj5QuVyv12o2ZANn1_kqPWp4wv-VQ...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<CADiQ3j1drOfZ9fH8y0WoCtj5QuVyv12o2ZANn1_kqPWp4wv-VQ...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mbbirds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mbbirds+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<163B1028-7303-4C9B-9A44-F08E339DAD2D...>

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