Comment from NancyJTubb
Very nice photo with excellent artist notes. Nicely framed, good depth of field, good lighting and nicely focused. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 25-Feb-2015

Thanks Nancy I appreciate your feedback

Comment from momentsofjoy7351
Great catch on this elusive guy, the initial impact for me did not work. Not sure if this is straight from your camera but the composition would have worked better if the whole bird was in the frame. Nice birdseye contact and good detail. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 24-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks again

Comment from photobeat
every time I see this bird I think she is sad.,..her eyes tell a long story. the shot is really nice, love the details in it, well done mary, beny ")

 Comment Written 24-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks Beny there pretty cool looking birds love the eyes. :)

Comment from dalebraatz
Wonderful eye pleasing image. Very nice colors and great details, shows good focus, very nice presentation. Thank you for sharing, Dale

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

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

Comment from gidavidson
Thanks for the very nice narrative on this cute little guy. Sounds like a wonderful bird to have around your home to control the creepy crawly critters. Good focus and frame to show the long legged details.

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks again George. :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Impressive capture! An interesting initial impact. Harmonious colors. Nice perspective & narrow DOF. Excellent lighting, focusing & framing. Thanks for sharing...
We have a similar bird here but its a sea dwelling species...

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks Dick, your positive words are appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from avmurray
It is a strange looking bird, but kind of cute as well. What is so great about this site is that you see photos of birds you have not even heard about. I think the background works well but the blown out light spots are quite distracting. Perhaps you could do some cloning to cover them.

I also think the focus on the bird is a tad soft, but it is most of all the bright spot just above the beak resulting in loss of details.

When it comes to the composition the framing is a bit too tight, and it is unfortunate that the back part of the bird is cut off by the frame. A lovely photo but in need of some adjustments.

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks Annie, yes the dappled sunlight coming through was a bit difficult. I appreciate your constructive feedback. :) Mary

reply by avmurray on 24-Feb-2015

You are more than welcome Mary

Comment from Lilibug6
This is a very nice shot of the bush stone curlew=) It is a neat looking bird! It has pretty markings! The colors are great! The focus is very good! The presentation is very nice! Well done and thanks for sharing! Lilibug6

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks Lili, appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

reply by Lilibug6 on 24-Feb-2015

You are very welcome! Lili

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Informative notes.Nice shot of the bird. You have timed it well. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 23-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 24-Feb-2015

Thanks so much for your positive words. :) Mary