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    Taken yesterday from a nearby reserve, quite common here but often a bit shy, most likely from constant predation by roaming cats.

    Hand held, late morning light

    Canon 7D + 500 f4 + 1.4 x TC......700mm, f6.3, 1/800, ISO 500, manual exposure...cropped, removed one stick from in front of bird, selective sharpen and noise reduction

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    Phil:
    Excellent image of pigeon. Love the pose,HA, beautiful crest feathers,lights,perch and composition.
    Beautiful BG too.

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    Satish.

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    Nice, colourful Pigeon species you have there, Phil.
    Nice shot, like the pose and soft light.

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    What a cool looking bird, nice colors, love the colors in the wing, great BG. It is a shocking number of birds killed everyday around the world by cats. I saw a tv documentary about it once and was stunned at the estimated number of birds killed by cats.

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    What a beautiful colorful pigeon! Excellent IQ, light, perch & BG. TFS

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    Quote Originally Posted by jack williamson View Post
    What a cool looking bird, nice colors, love the colors in the wing, great BG. It is a shocking number of birds killed everyday around the world by cats. I saw a tv documentary about it once and was stunned at the estimated number of birds killed by cats.
    Thanks...stray cats are a very big problem here accounting for the extinction of a great many species

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    Wonderful image I like everything about it from the pose, detail, and BG
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    Phil,

    A very nice image with lovely pastel colors. I'm a fan of the perch and background for this guy, too.

    If I had to pick something, I just wish the tail were a tad higher so it didn't intersect with the branch ... yet I still this shot were mine!

    Miguel

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    Killer eye and very nice IQ of another great species from your part of the world.
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    Excellent pose, detail, and BG.

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    A lovely pigeon indeed! love the BG, light and pose of the bird. Perch is a bit bright for my taste and I would suggest a tad more contrast.

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