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Date: 10/31/24 8:43 am From: Nelson Samuels <samnelo...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Hermit Thrush (images)
Sure seem to be a lot of Hermit Thrushes this year. While at Sunser St Beach they were everywhere. I’ve seen three at once on my water feature. Beautiful images,Pete, thanks for taking the time to share! On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:54:36 PM UTC-7 Michael Bolte wrote: > Beautiful images Pete, > > mike > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 4:21 PM Bethany Kilzer <stor......> wrote: > >> 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 <pdpb......> 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 <pe......> >> 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+<u......> >>> 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+<u......> >> 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+<u......> >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<163B1028-7303-4C9B-9A44-F08E339DAD2D...> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<163B1028-7303-4C9B-9A44-F08E339DAD2D...>?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/<fefdd4a4-dfac-4438-b284-fc5d55206c26n...>

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