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Babbling baby bird

Babbling baby bird

Outside the front door to my parent's house are two hanging flower baskets. Every year, one family of birds comes to nest in one of the flowering pots. O...
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Outside the front door to my parent's house are two hanging flower baskets. Every year, one family of birds comes to nest in one of the flowering pots. One day while I was outside, I heard a lot of chirping coming from the bird bath. When I looked over, I saw this little guy taking a break from learning to fly. I ran inside and grabbed my camera to snag this picture.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/5 ISO 1600 Shutter 10/3200 Focal Length 2400/10

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Mar, 2016

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+8

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Outstanding Creativity

+1

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Genius

Virtuoso

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Excellent capture! So much personality in this shot!

Love this shot! Wonderful! :)

haha...great hair day!

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Great shot and right time at the right place! Well deserved award - congratulations!!

Thank you so much! I am truly honored.

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AUTOMATIC SMILE MAKER!!

Congratulations on Spring is coming Photo Challenge Win! Amazing shot!

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Adorable capture! Congrats.

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Have to laugh! What a great shot...!

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this shot got me gigling out loud. Too PRECIOUS !!!!!

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