Thursday, November 20, 2008

Skywatch Friday: Can you spot the birds trying to blend with the tree against the sky?



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43 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    Beautiful capture,Carver! Have a great day;)

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  2. Texas TravelersNovember 20, 2008 at 3:09 PM

    Great camouflage photo.

    Troy

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  3. Photo CacheNovember 20, 2008 at 3:41 PM

    I spotted four, am I hot?

    Really wonderful capture, Carver. Happy skywatching.

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  4. bowledoverNovember 20, 2008 at 4:05 PM

    They do blend well. I saw three. Do you know what type of bird they are?
    Lovely picture. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Pretty Life OnlineNovember 20, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    Perfect catch! Happy SkyWatching! I am back now... Hope you'll visit mine too...

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  6. EG CameraGirlNovember 20, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    I can see them but might have missed if you hadn't asked. Happy Sky Watch!

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  7. SaraGNovember 20, 2008 at 4:08 PM

    Great photo!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Take care

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  8. imacNovember 20, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    Wonderful shot Carver.

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  9. LouiseNovember 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM

    I don't think I would have noticed the birds had you not pointed out that they were there. Beautiful shot. Love the lighting.

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  10. LeoraNovember 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM

    I am so jealous of bird photographers. I gave up. Love your tree, birds and sky.

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  11. CarverNovember 20, 2008 at 4:55 PM

    Thanks to everyone for visiting. To answer about whether I know what kind of birds they were in my shot: I think they were a mix of cardinals, robins, and brown thrashers. They were so high and my zoom isn't powerful enough for me to be sure but I think these were good sized birds. The nuthatches and chickadees need to be closer for me to get shots, although they were also zipping around when I was shooting.

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  12. MojoNovember 20, 2008 at 4:57 PM

    Four?

    And a lot of stuff (fruit? nuts?) trying to look like birds!

    Cool shot... looks vaguely familiar somehow.

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  13. MicheleNovember 20, 2008 at 5:02 PM

    Sweeeet... that's a great "blending" photo! Awesome.

    ~Michele~
    Mountain Retreat- Canada

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  14. ColoradoladyNovember 20, 2008 at 5:46 PM

    Love this photo. The sky looks very blue behind the trees. Have a great SWF.

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  15. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 5:49 PM

    Yes, I can.
    Beautiful shot. Nice colors.

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  16. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    Lovely - really nice peering through trees at this time of year. Happy SWF!~

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  17. david mcmahonNovember 20, 2008 at 5:57 PM

    Great work, Carver.

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  18. bowledoverNovember 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM

    Thank you for your visit and reply about the birds Carver.
    I knew I did not recognise them.
    Have a good week.

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  19. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    Beautiful capture Carver! I like the tree and the birds!

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  20. Jane Hards PhotographyNovember 20, 2008 at 7:38 PM

    That is so cute. How many birds.

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  21. JeanneNovember 20, 2008 at 7:45 PM

    Wow great! I pick up three, maybe two more. How many really?

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  22. CarverNovember 20, 2008 at 7:50 PM

    Thanks again to everyone for visiting. I think it's 4 birds with maybe a 5th. They flew in and out so fast that I couldn't keep track of how many I was photographing. I'm sure about 4 though.

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  23. This Is My Blog - fishing guyNovember 20, 2008 at 8:04 PM

    Carver: I can certainly see several birds hiding in the trees. That is a neat sky shot.

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  24. IndraniNovember 20, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    I could spot three, how well they are camouflaged there.

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  25. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 10:18 PM

    Spotted, the birds do blend themselves pretty well into it :)
    Happy Weekend Carver!!

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  26. CarlettaNovember 20, 2008 at 10:49 PM

    Great camo on those little guys!
    I love this tree against the sky - beautiful.

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  27. Suffeli kuvaileeNovember 21, 2008 at 12:53 AM

    Wonderful photo!!
    have a nice weekend!!

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  28. AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 at 1:26 AM

    Oh, I see those little guys pretending to be plump leaves! Nice one.

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  29. CatherineNovember 21, 2008 at 3:28 AM

    Like you present it as a game.
    What a wonderful example of mimicry in some way.
    Without birds song I would have missed them.

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  30. SandyCarlsonNovember 21, 2008 at 5:19 AM

    Found 'em! Well done. You have some eyes!

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  31. GrammyNovember 21, 2008 at 6:58 AM

    Awesome shot.
    Have a great week.
    See ya next Sky watch Friday.
    Grammy

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  32. MariaNovember 21, 2008 at 8:17 AM

    Yes! Now that you say it! The bird's the colour of the leaves! Great photo!
    Have a nice weekend!

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  33. DewdropNovember 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM

    Sneaky birds... Great shot!

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  34. Brad MyersNovember 21, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    Cool sky watch, I do see the birds.

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  35. Pat - ArkansasNovember 21, 2008 at 11:11 AM

    Great shot, Carver! The birds are very well camouflaged, but not unfindable. Reminds me of 'where's Waldo?'

    Nice Sky Watch!

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  36. Mckay KNovember 21, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Beautiful. The birds are doing an excellent job of blending in.

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  37. DarylNovember 21, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    Exquisite ... such color!

    :-Daryl

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  38. becky aka theRAVNovember 21, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    How cool, Carver. I found him. I gave you credit again on my Sky Watch post today.

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  39. Laura ~Peach~November 21, 2008 at 7:54 PM

    wonderful shot! love it!

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  40. CindyNovember 21, 2008 at 9:09 PM

    I think I see a couple of them. Some that I thought were turned out to be, on closer inspection, leaves. I think I need a new lens prescription!
    My skywatch post is here Hope you can stop by!

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  41. Sandi McBrideNovember 21, 2008 at 10:20 PM

    Yes, I see them. They are beautiful. You are talented.
    Sandi
    ps
    congrats on the Post of the Day mention!

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  42. MojoNovember 22, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    I was just coming back around to congratulate you on your Post of the Day nomination at David's. I see you've already been informed, but I can congratulate you anyway.

    So... Congratulations on your Nomination!

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  43.  gmirageNovember 22, 2008 at 5:23 PM

    Yes I did!!! Great find, you got great eyes! Happy weekend!

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