Thursday, 17th September 2009
Morning Call
by Ian Plant
A male red-winged blackbird heralds the dawn on a chilly winter morning, Huntley Meadows, Virginia.
Ian Plant
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Morning Call by Ian Plant was photo of the day on Thursday, 17th September 2009. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
34 Comments
akinoluna - a female Marine
Ha! That is cool. Bird breath!
Adam
Great shot. Wow.
Photos by Nik
Nice smoking bird
Nicolas Rakotopare
sick sick sick !
Mike Hall
I loved this shot when you posted it on another site and it’s well deserved on this site as well. Congrats! It’s a great image! It’s also nice to see a fellow naturephotographers.net member held in such hi regards.
Su
Is this for real? Fantastic shot it feels a chily mprning.
Malta Photography
Very unique shot indeed. Deep in color and crisp.
Catrin Hinrichs
Catching Bird Photo.
Anurag
Simply Amazing
Looks like a crouching man in a grey suit on a cold foggy Morning!!
kani polat
Bravo Ian. Congratulations
wanda krack
Here’s a shot you don’t often see! Nice catch
Santi Bañon
Nice catch, a perfect moment (you should be freezing!)
planet lover
What a great shot! With tail pulled forward and under for balance and warmth the bird strikes a great pose. I just love it.
Rajib Singha
What a photo! Nice capture Ian, congrats.
MariJo Moore
This is a wonderful shot….
thanks so much for sharing.
Ursula
Wow! I watch a lot of birds but have never seen a bird’s breath. Powerful shot. Thank you!
Renee
wow looks so unreal! great shot, his breath looks neat!
Praxi
Amazing!
Marie Dunphy Harding
I’ve never seen (or even imagined) a bird’s breath in the cold; not on my bucket list, but glad to have seen it, thanks.
Grete
Incredible and spectacular image. Fantastic shot!!! Congratulations for you.
Dianne
You Rock! Tremendous shot!
Ida Jefsen
Very cool! Congrats for potd!
Mesquite
Also, first time I have seen(or even thought about) birds breath! Great Shot, I love it!
mike
Looks cold in the picture.
Kirk Jordan
Funny how “seeing” the breath makes us aware of life and of the great “exchange” as we and billions of other beasties take in and exhale the same air.
yo
great ! love the steam in its mouth
Davey
Zowie !
Chamika
Bird breath
Great shot!
Pauline Jones
I have never seen condensed breath on a bird before
Krishna Mani Baral
Bird breath, Nice picture. Congratulation Ian.
Linda Warfield
The breath makes the shot unique. However, I also love the way the bird is perfectly back-lit with just enough fill light to bring out detail. Great Shot!
Ellen Empson
Anurag–great analogy! LOL
This is also the first time for me I have thought about bird breath…very fascinating!!!!!
SUPER shot. WOW.
Aaron Pearce
Truly amazing picture, have never seen something so unique. What a capture. I suppose the bird wasnt the only one cold on that day. ha ha
Katherine Lee Strassburg
I wonder whether he has bug breath? Red-Winged Blackbirds are true harbingers of spring, and return so early that nights are still freezing and some snow on the ground. Perhaps now some of you will understand what makes us ‘birders’ tick! Nothing like dawn birding to make you truly appreciate nature. This is a great shot–thanks for sharing it!