Police Line Up

[Iguanasan]

I liked the way these guys were lined up.

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[Bambi]

I like it too. Great DOF and I love the detail on the first guy!

[kat]

Fantastic detail on the first one!!!

[Yisehaq]

Very, very nice detail and exposure, Iggy!

[Mad Aussie]

Cool shot. Pretty bird too. What is it?

[Richard]

very nice Iggy, perfect title.

[Iguanasan]

Cool shot. Pretty bird too. What is it?

It's a starling. Around here they're pretty much known as a nuisance bird as they are everywhere and will eat just about anything they can get. They like to hang out around city garbage cans and the like and are very intelligent when it comes to creative ways to get food :)

[Iguanasan]

Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. Cheers :)

[Marko]

Nice catch iggy - wonderful colours, sharpness on main bird and overall bokeh!
If it were mine, I might consider cropping the left side until the beige door (if it is a door). That way my eye goes right toward the bird's eye instead of instinctively to the intersection of the beige door and the bluish background. Just a thought... Cool image either way.
Best! Marko

[Mad Aussie]

Beautiful Starling! We have Starlings in New Zealand but they are drab by comparison. Laid blue spotted eggs if my childhood memory serves.

[JAS_Photo]

Very nice shot of the usual suspects, Iggy!

[Rinkdaddy]

Your starlings are more colorful than ours in Ontario. The title is very appropriate. Nice job!

[Redneck]

Cool shot, and love the title. Very well captured.
They sure can be beautiful in the right light, for such a disrespected species.

[Matt K.]

Nice catch iggy - wonderful colours, sharpness on main bird and overall bokeh!
If it were mine, I might consider cropping the left side until the beige door (if it is a door). That way my eye goes right toward the bird's eye instead of instinctively to the intersection of the beige door and the bluish background. Just a thought... Cool image either way.
Best! Marko

Very nice shot, Iggy, for sure .. agree with Marko, though ... needs a little cropping

[asnow]

Those are colourful starlings. I'm used to seeing plain black ones.
Also I think it's number one in line. He looks guilty.

[Wicked Dark]

ah...another invasive species. I like watching them though...the way they stalk around the lawn, stabbing into the dirt. Good shot.

[Iguanasan]

Thanks for the kudos and the edit suggestions. Thanks to Google maps and Streetview I can show you what I was working with. In this image the birds were lined up on the back of the bench in the small red circle. The background in the image can be seen where the big red circle is. Wanting to keep the same ratios, etc., I'd have to do some serious editing to get rid of the door (dark spot) and keep a uniform light tan wall behind them.
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[Iguanasan]

Your starlings are more colorful than ours in Ontario. The title is very appropriate. Nice job!

Get up close and personal with these fellows to see colour. I've always thought they were black too. It has only been the last little while of shooting them that I noticed the are quite often flecked with green. :)

[Wicked Dark]

European starling have two color combos - the speckled feathers with dark beak is non-breeding, mostly dark feathers with a sheen of color and a yellow beak is what they wear when they're gettin' busy.

[Gem]

WAY cool shot! The detail is amazing on the that bird! :D

[Iguanasan]

Thanks, Gem.

[MoinMoin]

Haha - the first one looks really serious! I bet, there will be no bargain with that officer! Great shot!