Bird on Cactus

Posted by Betty (Phillipsburg, United States) on 21 March 2009 in Animal & Insect.

Phoenix AZ - July 2005

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Comments (14)

Marie from Perth, Australia

What a capture, and what great timing too. Very striking with the sky blue background. Love it. Have a great weekend.

21 Mar 2009 5:45am

Martine from Brest, France

Aïe, ça doit lui piquer les pattes !

21 Mar 2009 5:45am

rem_la from Villiers, France

c'est original !

21 Mar 2009 6:58am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Sensational...this is amazing, truly beautiful!

21 Mar 2009 9:58am

EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom

That's amazing! Not the idea place to sit, but hey, any port in a storm as the saying goes! ha ha
A terrific shot

21 Mar 2009 11:22am

Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States

"OUCH" ... amazing that he can sit on those sharp spines! A wonderful catch!

21 Mar 2009 12:21pm

john4jack from Corvallis, United States

Oh Betty, that is so neat! When I first looked at it, before reading further, I thought, Where does Betty find cacti in New Jersey??

21 Mar 2009 12:26pm

Marion from Liberty Township, United States

beautiful capture - hurts my feet just looking at it :)

21 Mar 2009 12:48pm

Philip from Joburg, South Africa

That must of been a sore landing :) excellent capture !!

21 Mar 2009 3:34pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Wow, unusual and funny capture Betty. I wonder how he can do that, this cactus has such prickles !!

21 Mar 2009 5:30pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Clearly the birds have very tough feet, wonderful details in this super shot

21 Mar 2009 11:04pm

Observing from North West, United Kingdom

I guess it feels safe up there, what a neat shot.

22 Mar 2009 12:55am

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

Nice! I like the sky as BG.

22 Mar 2009 10:38am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

I've always wondered how they manage that....

24 Mar 2009 12:29am

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Nikon E4300
1/401 second
F/4.9
ISO 100
114 mm (35mm equiv.)