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12.12.2011

Evening Grosbeak - a winter visitor



According to Hinterland Who's Who, this bird
  • has a bill that in spring is the colour of buds
  • may devour surprising quantities of raw salt, salt-impregnated earth or fine gravel
  • has a close predator–prey relationship with the spruce budworm, a serious pulpwood forest pest
  • has been seen to eat 96 sunflower seeds in five minutes (say wha??) no wonder our supply of seeds seems somewhat diminished . . .
It was late Sunday morning when a flock of these beautiful birds landed in on our feeder and were flitting around in a bit of a frenzy. I have never been able to capture a good photo of one and I was busy - busy getting ready for Christmas so I announced that I wasn't even going to get my camera out. But hubby, as usual, gave me just the bit of encouragement that I needed and this is what happened . . . I added Kim Klassen's new texture - Lilly. It's one of her free textures that she is giving away this month - right now! Head on over and get yerself one! or twelve! Thanks, Kim!

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38 comments:

  1. SunshineleneDecember 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Lovely bird and lovely blending result. Ain't the birdy cold?

    Merry Christmas!

    Arlene
    http://sunshineleneforlife.com/2011/12/13/12-days-of-texture-day-1/

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  2. MaryAnnDecember 12, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Beautiful, I wish I could photograph him...
    MaryAnn

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  3. Evelyn S.December 12, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    I'm glad you listened to your husband! This is a wonderful bird image that you've captured. I do love grosbeaks....once in awhile, a few show up at my feeder.

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  4. Cottage and BroomeDecember 12, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Good thing you got your camera out, beautiful bird! I use seem to get squirrels at my feeder. Laura Please stop by for our giveaway if you get a chance.

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  5. Nadege,December 12, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Beautiful capture and texture work.

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  6. GigaDecember 13, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Piękny ptak i jego zdjęcie. Pozdrawiam

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  7. Seraphinas PhantasieDecember 13, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    A fantastic portrait of this bird and great texture work too.
    Have a nice day, Barb.

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  8. eileeninmdDecember 13, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    What a gorgeous bird and an awesome photo. Well done!

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  9. SylviaDecember 13, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    What a sweet bird !
    Wonderful photo and texture work, Barb !
    Nice week,
    Sylvia

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  10. jooDecember 13, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    It's so lovely!

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  11. NancyDecember 13, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    What a beauty! We used to get a rosebreasted grosbeak in the spring -- an equally lovely bird. :)

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  12. TexWisGirlDecember 13, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    beautiful capture! so jealous! even if they're eating you out of sunflower seeds! :)

    love that cute header too!

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  13. KmcblackburnDecember 13, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    So glad your hubs persuaded you....a beautiful capture and composition!

    Kathy

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  14. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    A very nice picture.

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  15. ReenaDecember 13, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    You captured him so well! Great job. I never see these guys around my place.

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  16. EMilyDecember 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Lovely image! I love the texture application!

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  17. Connie SmileyDecember 13, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Barb, this is just gorgeous!

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  18. Rosie GreyDecember 13, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    What a fantastic photo!

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  19. EG CameraGirlDecember 13, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Hooray for your husband! He's a good man and your photo is wonderful!

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  20. UnknownDecember 13, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Glad you decided to get the camera, beautiful shot and love the texture.

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  21. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentDecember 13, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Wonderful bird capture, love the definition, especially on his lower wings.

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  22. holdingmomentsDecember 13, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Excellent capture of a beautiful bird.

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  23. nannykimDecember 14, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Gorgeous!!! Man, that is a lot of seeds--it is hard to believe. I have a huge woodpecker that comes tom my sunflower seed feeder and even he doesn't eat that fast!! yikes!

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  24. LoriDecember 14, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    This is one of my Mom's favorites ~ this is quite the shot ~ they are beautiful aren't they!

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  25. UnknownDecember 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Where are you located? We used to have EGs every two years, and now they only show occasionally. We're hoping for an 'eruption' year... so send them to Ohio!

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  26. TorunnDecember 14, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    Stunning and clear picture of a beautiful bird. Very Good.

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  27. UnknownDecember 14, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    They're stunning birds. Great capture. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  28. HannahDecember 14, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Wow, what a beautiful bird! You did a wonderful job capturing it! Gorgeous photo!

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  29. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Oh what a treat..I would love to host one of these beautiful birds...

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  30. theconstantwalkerDecember 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    What a beautiful little bird to see.. thanks for sharing your lovely image.

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  31. SpringmanDecember 14, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    I'd say your picture makes this texture look good. Lucky thing hubby pushed you to get the camera!

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  32. CarverDecember 14, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    That's a beautiful bird.

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  33. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Oh thank you for linking up to Nature Notes...it is a small meme, no more than a dozen or less people even though I've had it for a couple of years. I always go and read the 'about section' and I had just taken one of my yoga books out again. Have not done it in quite a while, but I need to adapt it to my health issues now, but it may help with some spasticity of my MS and I really should get back to meditating again....Michelle

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  34. Hilke BrederDecember 15, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Stunning image! Brilliant color and exquisite detail!

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  35. Vanessa 2010December 15, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    that's fantastic!!!! a colorful brd against white a scenario!

    Light Trigger: OUR ENTRY

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  36. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    What luck to photograph this! I really need to set up a feeder in my yard. Thanks for this post!

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  37. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    That's a nice shot! What a beautiful bird!

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  38. UnknownDecember 15, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Hi what a beautiful image thanks so much for sharing it. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas from New Zealand.
    Blessings
    Suzanne

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