Avis saccharis

[Craig Markham]

These definitely came "Out of the Box", but I decided to put them here anyway. They appear annually at the feeder; I managed to catch this portrait before my wife, Susan, dispatched them.

1D MkIII, 500mm+1.4x, 1/40sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, WB cloudy (this is Oregon, you know).
The "birds" were sitting on a different branch for the original image, but I decided to borrow this background from a different image.

[Jack Howdeshell]

Craig, did you use a hide to capture this image? These little guys don't seem to stay around our place very long, real skitterish! :D

[Dave Phillips]

I hear peeps....good one Craig

[Alfred Forns]

.... the hike was used after the image was made :D:D:D:) Love it Craig !!!

[Harold Davis]

perfect head angle on every single bird!! cool image craig!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice image, I like it...:D

[David Kennedy]

Reminds me a little of this Washington Post story about the dioramas that artists have created using marshmallow Peeps!

[George DeCamp]

Too funny....great idea!

[Jodee Novak]

That brought a great big smile to my face! :D Thanks for providing a great start to my day, Craig!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow Craig I love everything about this capture and the poses are over the top as well as the wonderful color and eye contact. You did great !!!!!! Thanks for sharing !