Strutting

While out on a country drive, I spotted this Dicksissel taking a bath in a puddle. Then he flew up to a nearby tree and continued his bathing ritual, giving me all kinds of poses to work with. This was my favorite.

[Nancy]

Beautiful catch. I can honestly say I have never seen a Dicksissel before. Love the tones...:) FAV

[Kareen King]

@nanderson Wow! Thanks for the fav, Nancy! And, I never actually heard of the Dicksissel until yesterday. It has some similarities to the Meadowlark.

[Nancy]

@kareenking Meadowlark is the state bird of Montana..my home state...very good to know! :) I bet he has a pretty song?

[Kareen King]

@nanderson Yes, indeed. And, you do nice work, by the way - took a peek at some more of your photos. Following. :)

[Tina]

Awesome photo!!

[Veronica McDonnell]

A gorgeous shot of this little bird.

[Kareen King]

@tinapeterson @pachelbel Thank you Tina and Veronica. :)

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful capture! Your composition between the branches is great!

[bkb in the city]

great catch

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful capture!

[Kareen King]

@pflaume @bkbinthecity @elisasaeter Thanks for your nice comments. :)

[Karin Hirsch]

Great capture Kareen

[Kareen King]

@khirsch Thanks, Karin!

[m9f9l]

That's some serious bathing! What a cute bird. I'd never heard of a dickcissel before either!

[lunaksi]

Wow, awesome shot!

[Chrissie]

Wonderful capture!!

[Kareen King]

@m9f9l @lunaksi @christinalee Thanks so much for stopping by and for your nice comments!

[Dakotaburns]

Terrific photo. I love birds (my story about this: http://accordiandoor.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/the-glory-of-the-innocent-dedicated-to-my-father-who-knew-the-songs-of-the-birds/ ) and you do a great job at capturing them.

[Kareen King]

@dakotaburns Donald, I appreciate you sharing your blog with me. You are an articulate and poignant writer. And your photos are magnificent! Thank you!

[Dakotaburns]

@kareenking Thank you for your kind words.