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13th June 2012
Bath-time intrusion by wordpixman

Bath-time intrusion

photo 494
I caught this bird shaking itself dry after bathing in an ornamental fountain. Blue tit I think (or maybe great tit; I'm no expert) but whatever variety it is, I just love the expression on its face.
Comments
Great capture - such fun.
posted June 13th, 2012  
Fantastic capture Arthur. I vote great tit as it looks quite small. fav for me.
posted June 13th, 2012  
That's a beautiful one Arthur! The DOF, the colors, the wet feathers, the splashes.
posted June 13th, 2012  
Beautiful picture - love his ruffled feathers - looks like he's enjoying his bath - very endearing photo - you've captured it so well - birds are so fleeting, there one minute then gone the next. Well done, it's a great shot.
posted June 13th, 2012  
blue tit - it's great, love the bouncing in the water - great tit colours are different - fave
posted June 13th, 2012  
Fabulous but I think blue tit as it doesn't have much black down its chest.
posted June 13th, 2012  
Just lovely!
posted June 13th, 2012  
Love this photo! Love the way you captured the drops of water flying, and I agree with you about the expression on its face--priceless!
posted June 13th, 2012  
This is just fantastic Arthur! Fav : )
posted June 13th, 2012  
mine do this to last year they were showing the babies where to bath
posted June 13th, 2012  
Brilliant portrait
posted June 13th, 2012  
thats a Fav for me Arthur, I love its little face!
posted June 13th, 2012  
Wonderful soggy blue tit!!
posted June 13th, 2012  
Blue tit, Great tit has a black head. Great timing, caught the spash well and his wet feathers. Brilliant shot.
posted June 13th, 2012  
Fave! Fabulous shot all in all!
posted June 13th, 2012  
Oh, I just love it! Fav'd.
posted June 13th, 2012  
So sweet! What a wonderful capture! :-)
posted June 13th, 2012  
definately blue tit. what a fantastic capture!
posted June 13th, 2012  
Excellent capture and timing....fav!
posted June 13th, 2012  
It's a blue tit. A great tit has a black head and white cheeks. Love the photo.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Thanks everyone for all those great comments and favs.and for confirmation of ID!
posted June 14th, 2012  
Great shot.
posted June 14th, 2012  
@wordpixman! This is so very fun! Love it!
posted June 14th, 2012  
That bird is thoroughly enjoying its bath. Great capture.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Great capture!
posted June 14th, 2012  
fav! very cute capture!
posted June 14th, 2012  
Be easier if he hadn't given himself such a dunking, but my bet is on Blue Tit as the bandanna doesn't meet the toupe - pardon the technical terms. It's a beautifully timed shot though a real 'good un'.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Delightful capture Arthur and so amusing
posted June 14th, 2012  
Amazing shot! Congrats on making to PP! Fav!
posted June 14th, 2012  
Splendid capture Arthur.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Found this on PP! Wonderful capture Arthur! Love the little droplets caught mid air.....such an endearing shot.
posted June 14th, 2012  
This is quite amazing Arthur...love it
posted June 14th, 2012  
oh such a beautiful capture Arthur.....love it!! fav'd!
posted June 14th, 2012  
Well done on the PP. (By the way thanks for alerting me to the origins of the word Pightle - I had to look it up on Wikipedia as it wasn't in my dictionary - fascinating))
posted June 14th, 2012  
Thanks everybody for your kind comments and faves which prompted the monkeys to put this on the PP. Such encouragement is much appreciated.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Great shot.
posted June 14th, 2012  
good catch!
posted June 14th, 2012  
This is so cute, what a catch, congrats on the PP too.
posted June 14th, 2012  
Just sooo cute! Love it! Fav!
posted June 14th, 2012  
Congrats on making the PP :-)
posted June 14th, 2012  
So very lovely!!!!!
posted June 14th, 2012  
gorgeous capture congrats on PP
posted June 14th, 2012  
Thanks again everybody. Such lovely feedback for a lucky shot!
posted June 14th, 2012  
If I was a bird I would also pick that fountain to have a bath in, lol. Nice shot :)
posted June 15th, 2012  
congratulations.....this photo is on Home page for everyone....
posted June 15th, 2012  
What an excellent capture!
posted June 15th, 2012  
Oh wow how cute, great expression and I love the water drops. fav
posted June 15th, 2012  
Great capture! That is a cute expression on the birds face.
posted June 15th, 2012  
a lovely image :-)
posted June 15th, 2012  
Sorry, only just discovered this wonderful shot, Arthur. So behind on commenting. Congratulations on a much deserved PP slot. Fav!
posted June 15th, 2012  
lovely pic Arthur, congrats for the PP
posted June 15th, 2012  
Wonderful shot, Arthur. How did I miss it on my feed? Just now ssing it on the PP.Added my fav to the crowd.
posted June 15th, 2012  
Great capture -- fun splashes everywhere!
posted June 15th, 2012  
I'm glad I didn't miss this one! Gorgeous!
posted June 16th, 2012  
coowl
posted June 16th, 2012  
Wow, such a good capture! And cute too
posted June 16th, 2012  
Priceless!
posted June 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!!
posted June 16th, 2012  
I like this expression, too. Great shot!
posted June 17th, 2012  
"What a tit"
and what a great shot...
posted June 19th, 2012  
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