Thanks Mike. Thank you Doddy. They are amazing birds.

Thanks Phil. It was fun to watch.

We often get Loggerhead Shrikes in this part of the country, but I think this is an immature Northern Shrike. In any case, he had a vole in his beak in the first image, but impaled it on a thorn in the second. I had heard of this behavior, but this is the first time I had ever seen it. The abundance of branches made it difficult to get a sharp focus.

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I have always been impressed with your work, but these images are truly superb. Thanks for sharing.

Lloyd

Thank you Red.

Very nice Earl. You have a real knack for close up photography.

Lloyd

Thank you Dick.

Thank you Frank and Steven.

Thanks Donna. I live in a small town in southern Idaho. It is nice in the speing, summer, and fall, but this time of year the Alabama gulf coast sounds pretty good.

Thanks Fotoartist. Considering the outstanding quality your work, I take that as a compliment. I thought about flipping the tree, but decided that the angle leads the eye to the head of the eagle and left it as it was.

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions.

Thank you Erich.

Cut and paste is one of the easiest PP skills to learn, but can create some surprisingly good results. It is easy, but can be quite time consuming. The first set of images was simple. Just paste a moon into an image. Very little tome or effort involved. The hardest part was finding a moon that did not look too out of place in the photo.

The second set required much more time and effort. Selecting the eagle and the tree was a delicate process, and then making sure it did not have the cut and paste look took quite a while at the single pixel level. I think the results were worth it in both cases. What do you think?

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Really very nice Donna. Up to your usual standard. Thanks for sharing.

Lloyd

I am with Bill on this one. From my vehicle I use a foam noodle ($1 from the dollar store will make three) that is split and slides over the window. Quick and easy and cheap.

Lloyd