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    I seeded the top of this old fencepost in the wild raspberries with some black-oil sunflower seeds and set-up to see who came along. The White-crowned Sparrow on the left was enjoying a snack when the Harris's Sparrow on the right came in and tried to bully him off the perch. In hindsight, I wish I had a faster shutter speed set to freeze the action of the White-crowned Sparrow's right foot...

    Canon 5DmarkII -- 400L / f5.6 -- ISO400 -- f8.0 @ 1/1250s -- -1/3EV

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    Great interaction shot Jeff. You got both birds with catchlights in the eyes and the heads look sharp. I like this! :)
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    Great action Jeff. Detail and sharpness look good. I wish the BG was clear of the leaves behind the flying bird but I understand taking what we can. Nice capture.

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    I love the action you caught and agree with you about having a faster shutter speed to freeze the action but this is a nice image none the less.

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    Lovely shot, if it were mine I would have a go at cloning or brushing the leaves behind the left hand bird - easier said than done, but on a shot as good as this I would have a go.

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    Magic lighting and action here Jeff, would be happy to have this regardless of s/s.
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    Jeff, nice job with the little setup and I like the interaction. I'm just fine with the motion as is.

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    Good interaction captured, and I like the aggressive posture of the bird on the left. Although a tad busy, the foliage isnt quite that distracting, as the focus is on the interaction.

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    Really like the action and the raised foot! The red leaves add some nice color to the image.

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    Pretty darned amazing image. I would tighten it up with a bit off the top and the bottom. I recognized the motif from your first killer Harris's Sparrow image.
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    Awesome image mate. Love the caption as well. I like it as presented. :)

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