Small and speedy Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in flight

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Default Small and speedy Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in flight

Caught the little guy in flight.
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Beautiful!
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Wow.
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beautiful shot
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So lovely!
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Caught the little guy in flight.
Love your photos. Thanks for sharing.
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What a great picture! Love the color of that bird.
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Old 11-29-2021, 07:06 AM
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Caught the little guy in flight.
Beautiful photo as all of yours are. Looks like he/she is definitely focused on something..
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Perfection in nature
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Old 11-29-2021, 07:54 AM
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While that is a beautiful photo, it seems that you may have very significantly altered the color of the bird. There are blue patches in the leaves. I wonder what the bird actually looks like?

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are pale blue-gray birds with grayish-white underparts and a mostly black tail with white edges
While an artist, and you are one, is entitled to license in their product, it seems that nature photography ought to depict nature not an altered "improved" version that completely changes the color of the bird
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Old 11-29-2021, 08:33 AM
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Caught the little guy in flight.
Terrific shot! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 11-29-2021, 08:40 AM
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Perfect depth of field. That is what makes this foto so striking!
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One more remarkable addition to your portfolio, Ron. Nicely done.
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I have only seen bluebirds close to that color here in this part of Florida but really like the photo. Eastern Bluebird Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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