201812172 2600 Rosebreasted Grosbeak.jpg by Hank Vander Velde

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17-DEC-2018	Hank Vander Velde

201812172 2600 Rosebreasted Grosbeak.jpg

Ottawa East

A rare Winter sighting. This female Grosbeak was found amid a good-sized flock of Evening Grosbeak, also a rare sighting for the Ottawa area the past 10 - 15 years.

Nikon D500 ,Nikkor 200-500 mm VR
1/400s f/6.3 at 500.0mm iso800 full exif

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bill friedlander 22-Dec-2018 15:52
Good eye to spot it in that tangle. V

Geert Bauke Kortleve 22-Dec-2018 15:22
Great find Hank!

Hennie & Lies Lammers 22-Dec-2018 15:12
A wonderful capture Hank

Pierre 22-Dec-2018 12:24
Une très belle trouvaille et une mise au point précise à travers ces branches!

hayl 22-Dec-2018 11:11
A Christmas present for you to see and photograph her.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 22-Dec-2018 07:58
Beautiful well captured image Hank.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro) 22-Dec-2018 07:54
A wonderful image! VVV
Paolo

joseantonio 22-Dec-2018 05:22
nice find and capture.-

Fong Lam 22-Dec-2018 05:20
So fortunate you have spotted this rare bird, Hank....superbly captured with nice details and setting...V

Pierre Martin 22-Dec-2018 03:30
great capture and find, pretty rare at this time of year!

Jean D 22-Dec-2018 00:59
Terrific capture, Hank.

Missed Opportunities 22-Dec-2018 00:41
Nice find Hank - - in Ottawa end of December - - you might just believe our Climate might be changing(?)

Marcia Colelli 22-Dec-2018 00:20
Very lovely capture with a difficult focus. Nice details. V

Torben Jorgensen 21-Dec-2018 23:10
Beautiful tack sharp bird.

Tom Munson 21-Dec-2018 22:23
Great find and capture, Hank.

globalgadabout 21-Dec-2018 21:40
she's a babe...well...a babe of sorts....somehow looks hunched up and cold too..

Helen Betts 21-Dec-2018 21:39
Great framing and clarity for this pretty grosbeak.

Jim Coffman 21-Dec-2018 21:19
Spot on focusing, Hank! Nice capture...

Claude Gagnon 21-Dec-2018 21:16
Nice find and focus among these branches :))

larose forest photos 21-Dec-2018 21:15
Very uncommon find! I hope it manages to survive, poor thing. You got a lovely photo of it.

Colin Storey 21-Dec-2018 21:02
Great image of it, well spotted.

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bill friedlander		22-Dec-2018 15:52
Good eye to spot it in that tangle. V

Hennie & Lies Lammers		22-Dec-2018 15:12
A wonderful capture Hank

Pierre		22-Dec-2018 12:24
Une très belle trouvaille et une mise au point précise à travers ces branches!

hayl		22-Dec-2018 11:11
A Christmas present for you to see and photograph her.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		22-Dec-2018 07:58
Beautiful well captured image Hank.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		22-Dec-2018 07:54
A wonderful image! VVV Paolo

Fong Lam		22-Dec-2018 05:20
So fortunate you have spotted this rare bird, Hank....superbly captured with nice details and setting...V

Pierre Martin		22-Dec-2018 03:30
great capture and find, pretty rare at this time of year!

Missed Opportunities		22-Dec-2018 00:41
Nice find Hank - - in Ottawa end of December - - you might just believe our Climate might be changing(?)

Marcia Colelli		22-Dec-2018 00:20
Very lovely capture with a difficult focus. Nice details. V

globalgadabout		21-Dec-2018 21:40
she's a babe...well...a babe of sorts....somehow looks hunched up and cold too..

Helen Betts		21-Dec-2018 21:39
Great framing and clarity for this pretty grosbeak.

Jim Coffman		21-Dec-2018 21:19
Spot on focusing, Hank! Nice capture...

Claude Gagnon		21-Dec-2018 21:16
Nice find and focus among these branches :))

larose forest photos		21-Dec-2018 21:15
Very uncommon find! I hope it manages to survive, poor thing. You got a lovely photo of it.

Colin Storey		21-Dec-2018 21:02
Great image of it, well spotted.