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    Still working on this years Kingfisher project and by now the chicks of the second nest have hatched about one week ago. Here's a picture of one of the juvenile females that still visit's the site regularly to practise her fishing skills by either catching small fish or little twigs.

    for some short (not so good quality..) movie clips from the site check here:

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    Hi Jeroen,

    Great shot of this juvi! Nice elegant perch and excellent look back pose. On my workscreen, which is not calibrated, this shot has a slight green/yellow cast....Keep up the good work!

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    Splendid image with nice perch and BG..

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    Really love that dark background as well! Great detail and sounds like a really interesting project.

    A spectacular image!

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    Tack sharp for such a slow ss, and you have exposed the colours nicely. I do like the comp as is, together with the perch.

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    A great picture and I liked the comp. Maybe a little more space over the bird. Regards Geir Jensen

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    Excellent image design. the leaves on the perch add balance. Stunning details and perfect head position. I am liking the dark BG a lot.

    On the left side, do you have more room? If you add that, then would the leaves be clipped? If you have more perch without leaves, then adding room on left and top will help IMO. It will make the bird a bit smaller, but at a larger size, it would look quite good.

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    Wonderful Capture...I agree with KD on leaving some space...

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    Wonderfully dramatic KF image! Love the brilliant colors against the dark BG. Perhaps a bit more canvas up top and on the left. I might lighten the face around the eye a little.
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    Superb pose, perch, bg and image design. +1 for a slightly looser crop.
    Fantastic work! (I enjoyed the videos too) TFS.

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