Bird on the Blossom by maggiemae

Bird on the Blossom

The birdseed pudding I put out had an immediate response. I practiced a bit of capturing confrontations but this guy, up as high as he could be in this immediate area. A box seat position to view who is grabbing the food.
He doesn’t realise he’s sitting on one of the most beautiful blossom trees in the neighbourhood! The bird is a bit disheveled probably due to fighting over the food!

Three Good Things:
1. I had to use my old camera for this photo - my new one doesn’t have the right lens.
2. Learning about light and photography all the time!
3. Bought some merino underwear.
Just look at all this blossom!! Why are you buying Marino underwear in the spring, were they in the sale? You the tree is prettier than the bird!
October 23rd, 2017  
@happypat Because we are going to be in the Northern Hemisphere in the middle of winter, Pat!
October 23rd, 2017  
What glorious blossom . -- the bird has found the prettiest of treed to sit on !
October 23rd, 2017  
Quite a contrast between the beautiful blossom and the scruffy bird, but it's a great shot!
October 23rd, 2017  
Love the blossoms!
October 23rd, 2017  
@maggiemae ah of course!
October 23rd, 2017  
That is a beautiful tree and he found the right perch.
October 23rd, 2017  
What an incredible amount of beautiful blossoms. Lovely pic.
October 23rd, 2017  
Great perspective, composition...#3 Sounds luxurious :)
October 23rd, 2017  
Well that is a well loaded tree... My Aunty use to have a tree the same as this and always looked spectacular this time of year.. I think @dide knows the tree I mean..
October 23rd, 2017  
Gorgeous shot in spite of the slightly scruffy blackbird.
October 23rd, 2017  
Bep
Beautiful blossoms. Just wondering what kind of tree this is.
October 23rd, 2017  
Delightful capture. It certainly has won the top vantage.
October 24th, 2017  
@gijsje All I would know Bep - is that its a 'blossom' tree!
October 24th, 2017  
@maggiemae cherry blossom - @julzmaioro probably knows the species.
October 24th, 2017  
great photo Maggiemae
October 24th, 2017  
@dide Thanks Dianne! @gijsje Got to "Cherry Blossom"!
October 24th, 2017  
This is fabulous! “Birdseed pudding”? Very cool!
October 24th, 2017  
@louannwarren Its just a large lump of fat with seeds in it, Lou Ann! Pudding is too nice a word for it!
October 24th, 2017  
simply gorgeous
October 24th, 2017  
The blossom is beautiful. Poor bird does look as though he has been in a bit of a fight.
October 24th, 2017  
@gijsje @dide Not sure but possibly Prunus Kwanzan...
October 24th, 2017  
@julzmaioro Thanks for that Julia - and for forwarding it on to Bep! Sounds a bit Asian or Chinese- as a lot of rhododendrons are!
October 24th, 2017  
Love the vantage point on that arching branch. Looks as if its bowing under the weight of all that blossom!
October 24th, 2017  
Beautiful image :)
October 24th, 2017  
Awesome shot
October 24th, 2017  
What a cool shot
October 24th, 2017  
Beautiful blossoms and shot.
October 24th, 2017  
Very nice
October 24th, 2017  
looks like he's hanging on for dear life . Beautiful blossoms
October 25th, 2017  
Amazing amount of flowers
October 25th, 2017  
Fantastic photo to catch the bird so well so high in the trees. Fabulous detail and the bird does look as if he has been through a lot. I took warm underwear with me when I went to New Zealand decades ago in March for the same reason you bought your new underwear
October 25th, 2017  
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