Monday, January 20, 2014

Outside My Window

What a pretty sight in the dead of Winter...


For Christmas, I received a telephoto lens and this is how close you can get to nature with 300mm.

16 comments:

  1. Oh what a beautiful fellow. I was trying to get a few pictures of birds this weekend but they moved too fast for me.

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  2. Wow what a stunning little fellow! Great pic Ally!

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  3. Beautiful! I hope to get a telephoto lens someday. I'm looking forward to more of your photos.

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  4. Well, that is just plain gorgeous! What a beautiful winter site. Great photo too!

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  5. Oh, how beautiful! A telephoto lens, eh? Nice present! :o)

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  6. Ooooh gorgeous!!! I adore cardinals. Personally I love summer and hummingbirds because I can get right up close to them around the feeders. My itty bitty camera isn't much for zoom, but I love nature shots!

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  7. This is so beautiful. Amazing photo.

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  8. How delightful. You lucky gal - I'm sure you're having a wonderful time playing with your new lens.

    I find the expression the 'dead of winter' so interesting - because in reality - there's really so much going on underground that its anything but dead ... ;-)

    I'm sure you're looking forward to spring after the wretched winter you've had so far. I couldn't believe how cold it was the two days after Miz T's wedding - brrrr - haven't felt that kind of cold since Germany.

    Hugz

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  9. oh wow, I want that lens too! I would have needed it very much when I saw a fox on Saturday. unfortunately it was too far away and I'm not very happy with the photos I got. but your picture here is beautiful!!

    Maiken,
    Maikeni blogi - part of me

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  10. I was always told that cardinals are a omen that you're going to have guests visit your home soon. As a kid I believed it but never had proof that it was true but even still now when I see one, I can't help but think, 'shoo, bird! My house is filthy! No company today!'

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  11. It truly is! Though we may very well have them here on the west coast (ornithologist or avid bird watcher I am not), it took moving back east to Toronto before I saw my first cardinal in person. It was perched atop a high street light over looking a wide multi-lane street and very nearly took my breath away. Their vibrant ruby hued plumage is gorgeous to the point of inspiration!

    rnithologist

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  12. Aww....what a beauty. I always try to take pictures of wild birds in my backyard. Cardinals don't live in this part of the US, but I wish they did! They're brilliantly colored and so cute :)

    Thanks for sharing this picture! I'm a crazy bird lady, so I appreciate posts like this :)

    xo Azu

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  13. Cardinals always make me smile. You captured this one beautifully.

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