Birds, Nature, Observations, Outdoors

Phainopepla in color gray

Posted by lisaonthebeach on

A recent walk on a cloudy morning. A little cropping and some editing.

If you look closely, you can see a touch of red in his eye, in the bottom photo.

The top one done in black and white.

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For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don’t rely too much on other people’s opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.
~Luke Evans

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  1. Ronit Penso Tasty Eats's avatar Ronit Penso Tasty Eats says:
    February 8, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Beautiful! And the quote is so true. 🙂

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:59 pm

      Thank you! And I’m so glad you like the quote! 😊

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  2. nesfelicio's avatar nesfelicio says:
    February 8, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Great photos – and quote.

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you so much! 😊

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  3. Jeff Flesch's avatar Jeff Flesch says:
    February 8, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous photography, Lisa. 💙 Quote is spot on. ☺️

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you, Jeff! Yes, that is a great quote, isn’t it?!

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      1. Jeff Flesch's avatar Jeff Flesch says:
        February 10, 2022 at 8:04 pm

        You’re welcome, Lisa! Always. Indeed, it is!

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  4. Tra Italia e Finlandia's avatar Tra Italia e Finlandia says:
    February 9, 2022 at 12:00 am

    What a pretty one!

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 11, 2022 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you!! 😊

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  5. SoyBend's avatar SoyBend says:
    February 9, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    Pretty bird, Lisa! I love crested birds.

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:48 pm

      Thank you! I had to really lighten these photos up, I’m actually surprised so many people like them. It makes me happy 😊 He is a cool bird!

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  6. Island Traveler's avatar Island Traveler says:
    February 9, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    Beautiful.

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:45 pm

      Thank you! 😊

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  7. Amy's avatar Amy says:
    February 10, 2022 at 10:34 am

    Beautiful images, love the first one especially! 🙂

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:40 pm

      Thank you, Amy! They were quite dark, it was fun to play around with the editor a bit. 😊

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  8. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar bayphotosbydonna says:
    February 10, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    These are beautifully composed, Lisa!

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    1. lisaonthebeach's avatar lisaonthebeach says:
      February 10, 2022 at 7:34 pm

      Well, thank you Donna! 😊😊

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