Avian IOTW 8/07/2010 Susan Candelario

Feed me Daddy

Congratulations Susan!!

Photographed this last May. This male Eastern Bluebird lost his mate about a week and half before the chicks fled. He did a great job all by himself of taking care of his chicks while battling various Tree Swallows that were trying to take over the nest. It was a great experience for me to be able to witness such beauty in nature.
Canon MIII - 600mm - ISO 1250 - 1/4000 sec - f/8.0
I kept my distance in order to not cause any stress to them. I cropped the image approx. 30%. basic adjustments and applied NR. There was also a dark area on the top that I removed in pp.

Excellent Susan, Super big congrats!!!:):)

Congratulations

Congrats Susan! Very well deserved!!!:cheers:

WOW! Thank you very much.

Congratulations, Susan. A super image! It must have been fun and a privilege to watch:)

Ditto on the first word in pane 5. Outstanding!

Excellent image in all respects...good job Susan...

A real stunner Susan! Congrats on IOTW!

Congrats, great capture Susan!:cool:

Great photograph! It really captures a stunning moment that you just can't appreciate without capturing it in a still shot. Were you observing this nest throughout the entire nesting season? Keep track of this location nest year, 30% of Eastern Bluebirds return to their nesting site in subsequent years! This years chicks may remain close to their natal territory as well! Have fun!

Felicitaciones, great capture!!!

A winner all around, what a great shot, great story, congrats!

Congratulations on capturing this beautiful image and having the IOTW!

Congratulations Susan on an excellent capture and image!

Well done, Susan, a very lovely pictorial, Thank you for sharing this super event . . Keep up the good shooting . . . . Gus

Congratulations! Great action and color!

Great Image. Congrats on your selection.

not only a great shot, but a great story, too!