My State Bird Pays a Visit

Peeb · Apr 27, 2018

Scissor-tail Flycatcher female (1 of 3) by Peeb-OK, on Flickr

Scissor-tail Flycatcher male (2 of 3) by Peeb-OK, on Flickr

Scissor-tail Flycatcher male (3 of 3) by Peeb-OK, on Flickr

RowdyRay · Apr 27, 2018

Great shots. Never seen one before. Thanks for sharing.

Mine is the Loon. I can share thousands of those.

BrentC · Apr 27, 2018

Great shots! Fantastic capture on that last one. Gorgeous bird.

terri · Apr 27, 2018

Nice shots, Peeb! I've never seen one of these, and your shots really show off those unique tail feathers. Great work.

Jeff G · Apr 27, 2018

Peeb, that last shot couldn't have gotten much better, very nice.

PJcam · Apr 28, 2018

Fantastic shots.
Lovely bird.

Jeff15 · Apr 28, 2018

Lovely birds, nice shooting.............

Dean_Gretsch · Apr 28, 2018

Really nice set. I remember seeing those, roadrunners and the horny toads more than any other wildlife in Ok.

jcdeboever · Apr 28, 2018

Nice shots. Beautiful bird. Personally, I would crop the third image to 5:4 portrait and print it 8 x 10 or 16 x 20. Double mat it with black mat closest to image edge 1/8 to 1/4", then white mat 2", and eggshell sheen black frame. It would be a stunning wall hanger IMO.

HavToNo · Apr 28, 2018

Excellent series. Love the bif shot.

Overread · Apr 28, 2018

Last shot is a great capture! Bright and really shows off both the colours underwing and the tailfeathers. It looks very clean as well so the light was either just right or/and the clean up (brightening the underwing) has come out really well in editing. Often as not an underneath shot of birds ends up rather dark since the light is often from above them.

As said above a little cropping might well bring out the composition of the birds better, but the actual technical captures are great.