663rd Show & Tell Competition: Birds - WINNER

[kzaret]

As usual, we have fantastic entries this week.

Honorable mentions, in random order:

Hugh's sensitive portrait:


Perfect capture of a street-performing parrot with a macro lens by Jola D.:


This is one ugly animal, nicely rendered by Walter K.:


Interesting juxtaposition from Jarek M.:


I like the darkness and shadow in this unusual shot from Jeff B.:


Nothing wrong with a goofy bird shot to keep us entertained, from Paul D.:


Though I was mainly looking for close-ups, the scene here is so lovely it deserves an HM, from Arnie P.:


Lovely composition from Robin L.:


Winners...

Third place: Jeff B.'s stern owl:


Second place: This little fellow from Walter K. is just amazing, I love the curls and the nice bokeh:


First place: I kept coming back to this soft waxwing, so nicely captured by Allen Hart:


Congratulations Allen, it's up to you next!

[robinlew]

Thanks for the HM. There were many beautiful entries, especially from the winners. Congratulations to them.

[amoxtli]

Good topic and a great variety of entries. Many thanks for the HM and Second Place.
Best,
Walter

[allen_hart]

Thanks so much for the first place. Birds are definitely one of my favorite subjects.

Congratulations to all the winners. I enjoyed all the photos.

I'll get a new topic posted later today.

[jolka]

Congratulations to Allen and all the winners, the birds are a lovely subject, indeed.
Thank you for the HM, Ken.

[hughjones]

Thank you for the HM. Congratulations to all!

[peterschmidtab]

Congratulations to Allen. I too kept coming back the the Cedar Waxwing. Thank you for the HM.
Arnie