European Starling
Uploaded: June 01, 2009 04:08:28
Anita Hogue June 01, 2009
Good morning neighbor! A fabulous bird capture! Congratulations again on your POTD! #1135349Carolyn M. Fletcher June 01, 2009
This is a beautiful bird shot, Linda! Love it! #7584183Tammy M. Anderson June 01, 2009
Details, composition and colours are superb, Linda. Perfect in every way. #7584224Tammy M. Anderson June 01, 2009
Forgot to tell you. Congratulations on POTD. #7584235Jeff Robinson June 01, 2009
Excellent lighting and detail Linda! Jeff #7584241Agnes Fegan June 01, 2009
A perfect pose ... beautiful details and light! #7584284Joy Rector June 01, 2009
beautiful #7584294Dominick M. Dimacale June 01, 2009
Great details, clarity, and capture, Linda.
Dominick #7584350
Janet Detota June 01, 2009
WOW!!! Congrats!! #7584365Renee Doyle June 01, 2009
WOW Linda!!!! This has to be one of the best bird images!!! Detail, comp, dof - it's all spot on!! #7584370Ken Smith June 01, 2009
How can you tell that he flew in from Europe??? Must have been the passport..and by now, you can tell I'm not very good at recognizing the different bird types..but I do know a great photo when I see one..and this is one!! Very well done, Linda! #7584406Linda D. Lester June 01, 2009
LOL! Because it says right here in my bird book Ken! :)Patricia A. Casey June 01, 2009
Beautiful capture of a starling....you even caught the little jewels in his feathers....it's a winner!...Regards #7584520Smita Pawar June 01, 2009
Love the clarity. #7584661Ray Clarke June 01, 2009
Great clarity and detail, wonderful capture Linda.!!!(R) #7584662Randy A. Myers June 01, 2009
Very nice. Great detail. #7584779Mukesh Srivastava June 01, 2009
Beautiful bird capture,Linda!!! Huge congrats for POTD win today!!!!! #7584835Erin Appelbaum June 01, 2009
Awesome capture Linda. Peter #7584877Carla Metzler June 01, 2009
Beautifully composed. Love the colors on this bird, just beautiful! #7585041Liz blahh June 01, 2009
Excellent! #7585073David Phalen June 01, 2009
Excellent comp, colors, details and DOF in this beauty!!Melissa G. Meiselman June 01, 2009
Exquisite capture of this beautiful bird taken with sharp detail, vivid color and wonderful pose, Linda!!! #7585329Tammy Scott June 01, 2009
Great clarity and DOF! Beautiful shot! #7585343Michael Khoury June 01, 2009
very nice composition LindaAimee S. McMaster June 01, 2009
...outstanding texture & clarity Linda...Aimee #7585431Kathy Cline June 01, 2009
PERFECTION LINDAMichelle Alton June 01, 2009
The starling hardly ever gets his due, Linda. You've made him a "STAR-ling!" #7585538Nancy L. Green June 01, 2009
OUTSTANDING capture of this beautiful bird Linda, I LOVE the way you captured the wonderful colors on the bird's back, WTG!! <>< #7585845Shawn Jennings June 01, 2009
What's he doing in America? Great capture and fantastic detail! #7585943Shelly A. Van Camp June 01, 2009
I never liked these birds, but now I see something I have never seen....Amazing colors, Linda! #7586090JO ANN CLEVELAND June 01, 2009
Wow Linda, this is a real beauty, great clarity and colors...arrived in D.C., look forward to a full day of "shooting" tomorrow..for the FBI, CIA, ETC.,I'm talking about camera shots! loljo ann c. #7586194
Debra R. Harder June 01, 2009
Man-oh-man, Linda! This is absolutely incredible. I see at least a FIRST PLACE here!! OUTSTANDING!! Deb #7586323Claudia Kuhn June 01, 2009
Beautiful details and colors Linda! Too bad they're so nasty to other birds. #7586557Barbara Waldoch June 01, 2009
Captured to perfection, Linda! #7586783Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 01, 2009
Amazing timing, clarity and dof Linda. Super beautiful! #7587190Stefania Barbier June 02, 2009
beautiful clarity, dof, and capture Linda! #7587491Amy JACKSON June 02, 2009
Beautiful image, Linda! #7588622Ellen Hodges June 02, 2009
Beautiful details, Linda! #7589153Judy V. Kennamer June 02, 2009
Excellent capture Linda!!!!! #7590086A P June 03, 2009
This is just SPECTACULAR Linda WoW! #7594486Mark Dodge June 08, 2009
Holy cow! Staggering details. What a fantstic shot! So so impressive, Linda. Wonderful work here. #7609640James E. Coleman June 10, 2009
Linda,Jim #7616205
Anita Hogue July 21, 2009
Fabulous capture Linda! Congratulations! #7764299Alex T. Mizuno July 21, 2009
Wow such amazing clarity! Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Linda!!! #7764364Judy V. Kennamer July 21, 2009
One of my favorite bird photos of all time Linda! Congrats on your well-deserved Finalist! #7764812Tammy Scott July 21, 2009
Such a beautiful shot! Very well deserved finalist! #7764986Jeana Clark July 21, 2009
~J~ #7764995
Amy M. Wilson July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful, well-deserved Finalist, Linda! #7765173ROLAN NARMAN July 21, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Linda! #7765197Lisa J. Boulden July 21, 2009
Wowzers, Linda!Melissa G. Meiselman July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Linda!!! #7765894Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009
I knew this was a winner...and I'm still predicting first place, Linda! Perfection in every way!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Deb #7766023Renee Doyle July 22, 2009
Big congrats on this awesome finalist Linda!!! #7766849Graeme yew Chow July 22, 2009
Beautiful finalist ! congrats Linda. #7767533Smita Pawar July 22, 2009
Congrats again. This was a winner. #7767722Eugenio Diaz July 22, 2009
AMAZING piece of work!Marcel J. Fernandez July 22, 2009
Over the top beautiful. Congratulations Linda! #7768335Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009
Many Congratulations on another awesome Finalist, Linda.UB. #7768521
Liz blahh July 22, 2009
Congrats! #7768710Glenn E. Traver July 22, 2009
Congratulations Linda on this beautiful Finalist, ~ GT #7768972Kathy L. Clark July 22, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist Linda. I love these birds. #7769144Karen Celella July 22, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist Linda. The clarity is outstanding. Best of luck in the next round. #7769381Linda Blair July 22, 2009
Congrats again.....this is an awesome capture...fantastic clarity!!!!!!! #7769434Ken Smith July 22, 2009
Congrats again, Linda! Super job!! #7771630Sam Britt July 22, 2009
Congratulations again, Linda! #7771891Max Aureli July 23, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Linda!!! #7773905frank w. degenhardt July 23, 2009
Gorgeous work on this bird. What a beauty. Congratulations on the Finalist from Annie and myself. #7773966Linda D. Lester July 24, 2009
Thank you all so much! #7777365Shawn Jennings July 24, 2009
WTG Linda! Congratulations on your finalist! #7778103Courtenay Vanderbilt July 25, 2009
I know I'm quite a bit late! Congratulations, Linda! #7779850Debra Booth July 27, 2009
Congrats, Linda! Love the detail and all the colors that show up in those wings! #7787521Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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