Flicker Breakfast On The Way, with Flare
Flicker nest hole series. See also:
Can Almost
Gulping
Grand Teton National Park, Canon 40D, 600mm lens, Gitzo tripod, Wimberly II head, cable release. ISO 640 (grey day), speed 1/1250, f5.
Featured in:
- Photography 101, August 2009, thanks so much!
- Animals in Action group, September 2009, thanks so much!
- Wild Birds in Flight group, October 2009, thanks so much!
- A Vision Of Flight group, November 2009, thanks so much!
- Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, November 2009, thank you so much!
Winner:
>>>Movement: MOTION BLUR>>> Challenge, August 2009 – thanks to all of you who voted!
Flicker Breakfast On The Way, with Flare belongs to the following groups:
**FOCUS and LIGHTING**, 300+ Go Long!, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, All That is Nature (Photography Only), All things in the Natural World, AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Animals in Action two a day , Baby Animals (No Kittens or Puppies, 3/day), Birds and Creatures of Flight, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Cee's Fun Artsy Friends (no holidays cards or snapshots please), Dimensions, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, High Desert Life, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, I Love Birds, JPG Cast-Offs, Just Pure Nature., Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {challenge theme only!}, National Parks of the World & Great Parks Of The World, Nature's Wonders, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Birds, The Great Outdoors or Uninhabited lands of the World, The true beauty, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Western United States Artists and Photographers, Wild Birds in Flight, Wild Nature Photography & Writing and World Wildlife Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

aemii maitland...
this is really stunning. good pic.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, aemii; love the way you spell your name!
Shoaib .
beautiful shot !!!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks, S! You have got some COLOR going on in your work… go for it!
Diane Schuster
Fantastic shot, I love these birds and enjoy them in the winter, I love this image, you have great timing! Dee
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi Dee, thanks so much!
Peter Denness
Excellent
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks for dropping in Peter!
lorilee
What a wonderful capture!!!!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks, lorilee!
Baynanno1
Wow! Wonderful capture!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Love the “wow”... thanks!
Baynanno1
You’re welcome! I love to watch and attempt to photograph birds, having some success with the local natives that I can get fairly close to, but no luck with birds such as the subject of this fine capture.
whalegeek
Super-dooper work with that big lens! May I borrow it? Really good work with these flickers, A.M. Ruttle. P.S. I love the smell of whale breath in the morning…humpbacks rule! Hi from the Great Land.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi whalegeek, so glad you are on line and still able to smell whale breath in the morning! Take lots of images worth posting on RB!!
kathy s gillen...
Fantastic capture, perfect capture
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi Kathy, thanks so much! Glad you could drop by!!
Hagen
Nice shot
A.M. Ruttle replied
Wow, fantastic work you have! Thanks so much for stopping in!!
Bunny Clarke
Magnificent capture. Great action shot.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Bunny!
jesika
What a super action shot, brilliant capture
j
A.M. Ruttle replied
Talk about brilliant captures, your “my head hurts” is really something! Thanks for your nice comment!
Linda Bianic
fabulous capture,,, great dof,, and composition.. well done..congrats!!
A.M. Ruttle replied
SO COOL to see you’ve featured it, Linda! Thanks bunches!
Karen Tillotson
Terrific capture! Congratulations!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Wow, Karen, you are blessed to have “Sunshine Girl” in your life! Thanks for stopping in and commenting.
Steven Squizzero
Nice shot love the wing span.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much for your comment, Steven!
Bryan Freeman
Beautiful photo, great capture.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks for dropping by, Bryan aka Green Room Guy!
rodeorose
Great catch- beautiful color and comp. Nice work.
A.M. Ruttle replied
I’m with you rodeorose… all dogs! Thanks so much for stopping and commenting!
Renee Dawson
Fabulous timing & capture! Congratulations on your well deserved feature.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Wooohooo! Thanks, Renee!
BigD
Good job with the shutter speed
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks BigD; funny you should mention the shutter speed because another photographer (he being a well known pro) and I were both at the nest site one day and debating the merits of different speeds! Thanks so much for dropping in and your comment!
Rich Gale
super work a great image with perfect timing, well done.
Rich.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks, Rich! If you ever get to this part of the world there are some amazing rock climbing opportunities!
Borror
Great capture .
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks, B!
Barbara Anderson
Beautiful
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Barbara!
Randi Bailey
Does this not show this bird’s amazing beauty? This is what it is all about!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Randi; they are like flying jewels!
rodeorose
Stunning work and amazing capture here.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Love that “stunning”, thanks!
JennyDean
now that’s a great capture! excellent :)
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Jenny! p.s. you need to post some more shots of your Cutie Pie!!!!!
Sandy Stewart
Very nice stop action shot! : )
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much for dropping in, Sandy!
Jeff Notti
even better.
A.M. Ruttle replied
So glad you like this series, Jeff!
Macky
Priceless!!
A.M. Ruttle replied
That’s a first… love you “priceless” Macky!
Lisa G. Putman
Dynamite image!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Ah Lisa, I love seeing your giraffe avatar drop by!
Tamara Kenneally
Brilliant timing!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi Tamara, thanks so much; what a delightful compliment… your work is so breathtaking, focused, powerful and clean!
niki78
excellent capture congrats.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, niki78!
Brian Dodd
Great Capture!!!
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi Brian, thanks so much! I just love your dog and hummer creation!
Mary Campbell
Excellent capture
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Mary! Your series of fall color shots are beautiful
eaglewatcher
This is outstanding—can not wait to look at the others.
Robert Elliott
superb capture
A.M. Ruttle replied
Thanks so much, Robert! Lucky you the traveling you’ve done and critters you’ve seen!!
KatsEye
Excellent capture. Truely a fine looking bird.
A.M. Ruttle replied
Hi KatsEye, thanks so much for dropping by! I’m just now learning about your beautiful warmblood group; I don’t have one but certainly love looking at them!!!
Marie Sharp 16 days ago
Cee Neuner 12 days ago
Your cohosts Cee and Chris
Magaret Meintjes 11 days ago
Well done!
Jason Connolly 11 days ago
Amazing..
Debbie Lister 11 days ago
amazing pic…:)
janice( jinne... 11 days ago
Congratulations on all Your features-Such a beautiful capture and Image!
Awesome work!
And Congrats on Your Challenge win-wow!
-jinneyx