Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Mary,
A beautiful picture of the Australian Swallow (I just looked it up) perched on the sign as if asking for a treat! The light catching the sparkle in it's eye its red face & neck a brighter red than the swallows of the Northern Hemisphere. Beautiful composition framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
usan

 Comment Written 25-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 28-Jul-2016

Thanks Susan really appreciate your positive feedback and identification of the swallow. :) Mary

Comment from Sean T Phelan
And you captured a very good looking picture of him for us,Mary!
: )
He's an attractively colorful little Avian creature and he's quite enjoyable to look upon!
'Good Show',my friend!
~Sean

 Comment Written 25-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks Sean really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

reply by Sean T Phelan on 25-Jul-2016

You're very welcome,Mary!

Comment from michiganmike
A very nice shot in beautiful light. Rain always seems to bring great light. The image is nice and sharp and the colors are excellent. I am not crazy about his perch but his eye is outstanding.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from dalebraatz
what a wonderful first impression. Love the colors and details and texture you have captured in the feathers along with good eye contact. a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks so much Dale, your encouraging feedback is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from GaliaG
Lovely bird and lovely shot

nice separation of the bird from the background, good focus, good light handling, good composition and presentation

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks again for your positive feedback. :)

Comment from supergold
never seen this strange bird species; I like his round head; a very nice close up with good framing, lighting and sharp focus;

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks Fred, I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from collins24
You do get some lovely colorful birds in your country.Very Good on focus color is good looking at the bird you just felt there was to much white in the back ground,but other than that a good photo.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks so much I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
A cute & candid capture!!
Superb up close & personal.
Diffused focusing on the upper body & eye.
Clearly focused are the claws.
Nice plain backdrop pops out the subject well.
Ideal framing.
Nice perspective & narrow DOF. Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks Dick, your encouraging feedback is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice wonderful lovely shot.Beautiful nice scene.Lovely bird,face eyes action and color feathers,body b/g and all are gorgeous great and make a nice scene.I like this talent work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks so much for your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Joceline D
Nicely captured photo. Lighting and focus are great. The backround makes the bird stand out. Great composition.
Thanks for sharing.

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 Comment Written 24-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2016

Thanks so much Joceline I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary