Bird Bath
Taken in my back yard in Southern Ontario, this common sparrow knew enough to diffuse the water by putting his foot on the spout of my fountain so he could take a shower. I thought it was a fine example of a creature’s creation. Canon rebel xt with canon 70-200 zoom.

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Blair Wainman
Oh my goodness! This is amazing Jan! What an amazing capture! And do I ever enjoy it!!!
Dennis Jones -...
Good to see this one again
Leslie Battjes
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this one! This cracks me up…he’s putting his foot on it just like you did with your finger in the other shot! Bet that water felt good!
Jan Piller replied
Yah – all the birds do that! It’s so funny to see it!
Wendy Slee
This is just the most amazing shot Jan! Mind blowing! I can’t believe anyone could capture such a moment – it is brilliant…..(not to mention hilarious too)
Jan Piller replied
hehe – thanks Wendy!
Liv Stockley
LOL. This photo is fabulous, amazing re his foot, and who said birds aren’t practical, so being called a birdbrain might be a compliment after all :-))
Jan Piller replied
hahahaha!! good point!
Alf Caruana
wonderful capture Jan!
Jan Piller replied
Hey! I was just looking at your “Over It”! hahaha Thanks Alf! I love your “Over It”!
Nathan Walraven
Wow, amazing capture!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Nate! Funny little bird eh!
JennyDean
absolutely amazing, whatta shot!
Jan Piller replied
thank you Jenny!
Marion Cullen
Now that’s pretty cool, great timing and action.
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Lumineux!
Robert Elliott
brilliant
Patricia L. Ba...
This is wonderful, Jan. You animals and birds have such personality.
LindaMcCarthy
Fantastic capture! Excellent!
Peter Zentjens
Haha, this is a cool capture! Spot on Jan!
linifer
wow! this is fantastic! what a capture!!!!!
Rosalie Dale IPA
That is a great catch – wow!
handprintz
lol ! what a clever little bird and a great capture !!
Dennis Gay
G’day Jan,
Nature certainly is the Mother of Invention!
A cracker of a shot freezing this birdie bath action so well and clearly showing just what that li’l sparra is up to.
Very well composed.
Good exposure in great light, nice and crisp, good contrast and lovely natural colour.
It may be an oldie but it’s a goodie!
Very good work that girl!
GB
Dennis
Bruce Watson
Wonderful moment.
SandraRos
What more can I say but ….......WOOOW !
Lyn Evans
Absolutely FANTASTIC!
Beatriz Cruz
This looks Wonderful!!
Al Williscroft
amazing capture!!
Lois Bryan
What a fabulous capture!!!!!! WOWZER … talk about TIMING!!!! Spectacular shot!!!
Jan Piller
Thanks Lois!!
Tamara Bobst
Wonderful capture
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Tamara!
berndt2
Amazing shot!!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Berndt!
LifeInMaine
A fantastic shot!
frozenfa
whoah!!! awesome capture!! crisp and clear!! =D
chasingsooz
This is such an extraordinary shot and you are so clever to have capture it. The water is pure magic.
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Sooz!! (who’s chasing you, by the way…?)
bertspix
Hi Jan…Great shot…every time I see this image I chuckle, wondering at the bird’s surprise to get a beak full of water…great timing…Bert
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Bert!
Kimberly Palmer
ooooooooh, great shot!
Jan Piller
Thanks Kimberly!
ryenart
What a terrific capture! Well done, Jan. Your gallery is absolutely amazing!
Jan Piller replied
thank you ryenart! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Mammalia
Ok that is SO cool, terrific timing!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Mammalia!! I like your Mr. Jackson too!
whisperjo
Outstanding image! What a great shot! annemarie
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Annemarie!
Leena Hedman
Fantastic shot Jan! WooooWWW!
Anibal
Speechless…I dont know what speech I could conjur up fer yah…but it left me speechless… this is amazing….holy moly macaronni!!!
Jan Piller replied
hahaha – holy moly macaronni works for me! Thanks for the nice compliment!!
Ellen
Taken at the right moment, Excellent!
JKKimball
so cool, th
anks for showing this!
Lucindawind
excellent capture!
Jan Piller replied
thanks Elaine! They haven’t flown away yet in spite of the snow!
joak
bloody hell fantastic timing!!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks joak – thanks for stopping by and for all your comments!
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture
Jan Piller replied
thanks Kathy!
JeffStockton
Excellent,amazing capture.The timing is sensational & a one of a kind…you should be so profud of this work, i’ll take my hat off to you Jan
Jan Piller replied
Thank you Jeff! If you’re taking your hat off, mail it too me! It’s friggin cold up here!
JeffStockton
HA HA i reckon you might pass on that as its 20 years old & only been dunked in water twice so its a bit on the nose.Hope it warms up for you soon lol
Michelle Barlo...
BRAVO
Normf
Fantastic shot. Good that you were there to catch it. I’m envious!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Norm!
Jan Piller
Thanks Kathy!! Whoo hoo!
Marie Magnusson
this is amazing, what a great capture! and what a clever little bird!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Marie – yah he’s a smart little bird!
BigD
Jan, this should be submitted to the group All Water in Motion too. Bigd
Jan Piller replied
Thanks BigD!
Ann Palframan
Amazing capture; congrats on the Feature:-)
Jan Piller replied
Many thanks Ann!
BigD
Congratulations you have been featured in All Water in Motion group. BigD
Jan Piller replied
Wow! Thanks BigD! You’re spoiling me!
NewDawnPhoto
This is so cool Jan. Don’t remember ever seeing this. Nice work!
Arek Rainczuk
Great capture,
this shows that you can find interesting stuff even in your own backyard
Gregoryno6
Here’s another one I misinterpreted, Jan. I thought you’d been inspired by Headcrime and composed a howling spirit.
Instead of rock, bird, fountain – shoulder, hair, face.
Kathryn Potempski
excellent capture well taken congrats beautiful work
Jan Piller replied
Thanks Kathryn!
Lover1969
Love this photo! Great capture!
Jan Piller replied
Thank you! Thanks for all the time you took going through my pictures and for all your kind comments! I’m honoured that you spent your valuable time! Happy New Year Lover! (hehehe your screen name could cause problems for people! hehehe)
Elizabeth Bravo
You must have been so thrilled to have this turn out like it did. How fantastic. THis is truly amazing!!!!
Jan Piller replied
Thanks again Elizabeth – I got about 20 shots of all the birds doing this – smart little critters.
onefourseven
What an awesome capture!! Great shutter speed and light!!
Excellent!!
Jan Piller replied
Thank you onefourseven! Happy New Year!
Von McKnelly
Smart sparrow….maybe we should call him captain Jack Sparrow! hehe!
You do this type of work oh so well Jan…kudos!
Jan Piller replied
Thank you Von! I bet Yoda would like this sparrow!
Von McKnelly
All of the birds that used to hang around the backyard have moved on for some reason….about the same time as when the cats moved in I suspect.
LisaR
Wow this is just amazing!!! Fantastic!
Jan Piller replied
Thank you very much Lisa! Glad you enjoyed my birds!
jeffrae
Bird brain huh! I don’t think we give half of what we are surrounded by the credit they deserve. Marvelous capture!
Jan Piller
Thank you Jeffrae!! thank you for all your kind comments!
khadhy
so clever capture and great timing.
Maureen Bloesch
fantastic capture…perfect!
LindaR
excellent catch~!!! we may need to reconsider the term “bird brain” ~ looks smart enough to me ;) xx
Jan Piller replied
hehe – yah – smart little birds – they would all do this, not just the one! Thanks for your comments Linda!
Mark Lee
Outstanding :) Well capture :)
Lois Bryan
OMG!!!!! JAN!!!!! BWAHAHAH!!! I just woke up the dogs with my laughing!!!!!! This is TOOO HILARIOUS!!!!!!! WHAT A SHOT!!!!! Oh, Jan … you are my idol!!!!! Tooooooo cute for words!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Tamara Kenneally
Wow! I am so impressed. What an amazing image
Sandy Stewart
Perfect timing for a great action, story telling capture! Animals are pretty smart and this little bird proves so! : )
Charlie08
Ok now that is quite amazing, smart little one! What a cool capture Jan
Jan Piller replied
Hi Charlotte! Thanks for stoppin by – yah silly little things aren’t they. We turn the water down as far as we can but they still need to diffuse it with their little bird feet. But they don’t mind – the water gets quite warn in the sunshine so when it gets cool in the evening, that’s when theylike to come by and splash around in the warm water. I notice the same thing with our northern lakes – they’re wonderful to swim in in the evening.
shamusfrisbedog
have you heard of the world widlife photographer of the year competition?
Jan Piller replied
hahahaha! Yah – I stalked this bird for hours (sitting in my lawn chair with my lemonaide and tunes plugged into my ears!)
Zeeshan Mujtaba
superb capture! :)
Jan Piller replied
Thank you Zeeshan!
Angela Churchill
YEAH!!!! In your face BIRD!!! HAHAHAHHAA!!! That’s the best!!! :P Great timing on this one!!!
Jan Piller replied
One of these days I’m gonna make yo come to love birds!! And don’t forget you still owe me a pidgeon imitation!
Sweets014
GREAT CAPTURE!!!