Mistletoe Bird

[John Cooper]

This is the male Mistletoe Bird bringing the soft contents of the mistletoe berry to its young. The nest resembles a baby's bootie.

Canon EOS 3, Canon 100-300 F5.6L, 1/125 sec F11, natural light with fill flash, Kodachrome 64. Hide. Tripod.

[Thonnaksar NOP]

What I really like in your bird pictures is that you always show your subject doing something. I can imagine the enormous work to do before being able to get a picture like this.

[Lana Hays]

John
A wonderful image that tells a story.......very interesting. I love the colors, composition, details and the nice view of the nest. I might tone down the really bright areas on the left of the nest so as not to distract from the real action of the parent. Well done.....this one is great.

[Ian Colley]

Agree with the above comments, a tribute to you patience John. I like the detail in all colours. A bird I haven't seen for over 20 years.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks for sharing this image. I haven't seen an image of this species before. The reds look a bit overexposed on my monitor.

[Jim Poor]

Very nice. Good behavior and nice colors. If you have it, I might add some back to the bottom to raise the subject a little higher in the frame.