Hang on, honey, I'm coming.

[Bill Dix]

Taken yesterday, near home. I was too far away for good image detail, but I thought I'd share this because of the story line: Mockingbird perches on Bluebird house; Mrs. Bluebird comes out of the door, and tries to chase Mockingbird away; Mockingbird responds somewhat aggressively; Mr. Bluebird arrives from the right, and together they succeed in chasing Mockingbird away. Mrs. Bluebird didn't seem to suffer any ill effects.

D7000 | 500f4 + 1.4TC | ISO 1000 | 1/640s @ f.7.1 | +1.3 EV (adjusted in RAW).

[Steve Kaluski]

Perfect timing Bill, in ALL respects. :cheers:

Steve

[Don Lacy]

Love the story told here Bill TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

sure is a great story-telling shot Bill...glad they came away unscathed!

[Grace Scalzo]

Super job capturing this action. Glad to hear the outcome was positive for the blue birds.

[jack williamson]

Way to go Bill! I have seen action like this between these two birds that hate each other but have never

been able to get an image. Looks pretty sharp for 1/640.

Jack

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Bill. Great job of capturing the peak action - and you have a nice story to go along with it.

[Peter Hawrylyshyn]

Bill
Great timing and excellent photo - Did you stand there anticipating the shot?

[Bill Dix]

Bill
Great timing and excellent photo - Did you stand there anticipating the shot?

No Peter. I was actually standing there searching for Grasshopper Sparrows and Bobolinks in the grasslands when I noticed the Mockingbird land and the Bluebird stick her head out of the door. I got off 5 frames beginning with that scene, followed by her attack on the Mockingbird and ending with the one I posted. Unfortunately I missed the final one where the male Bluebird joined the fray.

[Stu Bowie]

Bill, great timing, and the mocking bird is a fair size larger than the bluebirds. The action looks like he's strangling the bluebird. Glad everything turned out fine.