You lookin at me?

Taken through my kitchen window. I was trying to snap pics of birds

eating berries when this one just took off. I got a lucky shot of

him.

terrific shot! great luck too. pity bout the frog, but thats a minor irritation.

that's a very cool shot. like the saturated greens and blues as well. if you don't like the frog, that gives you a new photoshop assignment. or try some different crops. very nice.

 

wonderful colors

Great capture. The frog's presence is interesting, albeit a bit distracting.

Between the colors and the actual perfect focus on the bird's face and the framing (with it flying right at you, nonetheless!) I would think I would be just tickled with this photo. I can't rate it because the frog is aggravating, but I applaud your quick camera trigger finger.

Looks like the hawk is about to get the frog and is flustered by your intruding lens :-) Great shot.

 

It is definitely a terrific shot, though i am not sure whether the bird was swooping for the frog or not!

Incredible. I would be very proud of that shot!

Very great shot...and great luck too ! Good sharpness and colours saturation

I really want to thank you one and all for taking the time to comment and rate.

 

I personally didn't think that much of it, I mainly was interested because it was just "some old bird sittin on a branch" shot.

 

I guess what I can learn from this is that you can't get a lucky shot if you aren't out there shooting!

 

Cropping it to eliminate Mr. Froggy doesnt' really take away from the shot.

 

Thanks again everyone. Bob.

I love the cropped version! Perfect!

Outsanding! The croped ver. is great. Even a touch of catch light, what else could ya' ask for!

 

Great capture and (especially the cropped version) the colour contrast makes it stand just on the shapes

vivid, in your face dynamic shot. great capture. brilliant color. like the crop.

Holy crap this is cool. I agree, much better without Mr. Toad.

Wow, this is an amazing shot. The cropped version is better. I'm impressed with the sharpness of the bird. I mean it was flying right at the lens, and you got it dead on! Catch light is good too. Contrasts are fab! Congratulations on this photo!

Great grab on this shot and much more appealing with the frog gone

Most dynamic! Great sharpness in the face. The cropped version is much better! Compliments!

The cropping actually makes it a better photograph, positioning the bird more towards the upper/right third of the frame than the center.

Is that a real toad or a stone toad? I would like the original shot better than the cropped version if it wasnt for the toad. Cool shot nonetheless.

The great thing about this picture is the way the head and eyes stay in focus while the wings are blurred, as well as the way the bird appears to be looking at the camera.