Strangely,Annette,I sometimes feel that the "in your face " close ups of birds is somewhat off putting.I have viewed many bird shots,and although one always seems to strive for the ultimate close up,I do like the shots of birds taken in their natural habitat.But with the onset of high powered zoom lenses etc,we all seem to want the closest ,mosy highly zoomed in shot we can obtain.A couple of years ago I took a pic of some ringed plovers on the shore line amids't the rocks and sand,and it is one of my fav photos.Somewhat dark,but it showed the birds in their natural environment foraging for food .But I am as guilty as the next person trying to aim for the max close up of the bird.Then again,they are so small in the distance ,if one does not use a good zoom lens then they cannot be seen.Cannot win!!!
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