The Observer !!!

[Alfred Forns]

We had great action for one full day with the flickers !! A pair set up a nest but were evicted by the starlings. Here you see a fight going on with a spectator. This image is close to a full frame just took a bit of the top since the wing was just clipped ... trying to make it deliberate ! Had a tough time trying to follow the action !!

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Canon 7D
500 f4.0 IS
f 4.0 1/1000 sec
ISO 800
Manual exp

[Lance Peters]

Hi Al - love the action - must have been fun to watch. Looks like reinforcements were on standby in case help was needed :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

You forgot to post the techs! :D
Sorry that I missed this the other day with you guys. Great capture.

[Alfred Forns]

Thanks Oscar Did forget Will post the tech info !!

[arash_hazeghi]

Sweet shot Al and a great title!!! looks like a photo from WWF, who won at the end? BTW were you prefocused on the perch?

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Arash Actually no .. the camera AF system worked :) When they were by the nest I did try focusing manually and extending the dof but we did have a lot of light !!!

The starlings won hands down and it was not a fair fight. We all got some vicious sequences with one bird grabgin the other by the beak, biting etc Lots of feathers flying around. btw both male and female fought the starlings. Don't like those birds any more !!!

[Peter Farrell]

A great action shot, Alfed. In this image it looks as if the Flicker has the upper hand. I love that you caught the yellow under wings.

Peter

[Myer Bornstein]

From all the pictures posted it was an interesting time. Thanks for all the views from everyone

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Al! Have really enjoyed the series and all the stories. The irony is that starlings are getting rarer and rarer over here. I never see them around where I live.
Best Nicki

[Myer Bornstein]

Nicki
We will be happy to send all the starlings back over there to you :D;)

[Richard Waas]

Great capture Al....... I Love it :):):)