Proud Provider

Hi Jeff!!!! Thank you!!!

Hi Gary … thank you!!!!! I’m glad you like the bold color and contrast … I did too but was afraid I’d be the only one, lol!!!

Thank you so much, dear boy!!!! I’m kind of excited … thanks to new techniques I’ve learned since coming here to RB, I might be able to salvage even more shots from that walk.

Larry, thank you so so much!!!!! Birdie lover that you are, I’m honored you liked this little fella. You’ll have to build a birdie house … the blue bird assoc around here is very specific as to what to build, how and where … but it works!!! We frequently have them nesting in our yard!!! And there’s no sweeter sound than their call!!!! You really should consider it … get your house up earlier than you’d expect … they start scoping their nesting spots out in January here!!!!!

Hello dear Lana!!!! Thank you so much!!!! They are an amazing brilliant blue … it really catches your eyes when they flit by!!!!

Thanks Tom … glad you think the comp is okay … I was tempted to cut him and flip him … point him the other way, lol!!!!

thanks sweetie … you should have seen me. This is probably the fourth (at least) texture I tried on this one … then don’t even get me started on the combinations of textures and all the blend modes I tried!!!

Hello, hello Shoaib!!!!! Thank you!!!! So pleased you liked him!!!

Hi John!!!!! Thank you!!!

Oh you sweetheart .. I love your comment!!! C’mere and give us a hug!!!!! THANK you so much!!!!!

Hi Carlotta!!!! Thank you very much … appreciate your visit and kind note!!!

Sandy thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!

Hi Dave and Trena!! Thank you very much!!!

Hi Rebecca!!!! Thank you … I have to admit I struggled with it a bit … so glad to hear you think I finally got it right!!!!

HI Scott!!!! Thank you!!! They were almost completely gone here … but there’s a group that really got a lot of information out to people and we have families all around this area every year now. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll find a link or copy some info from one of my books for you.

thank you so much, Ash. If you’ve never seen one, you’d be just amazed at the blue on these guys … they’re absolutely iridescent!!!

Hi Mariola!!!! Thank you sweetie for your kind visit and for the fave … sooo appreciated!!!

Hi Bela!!!!! Thank you so much, dear!!!!

Yuri, thank you so much!!! Sooooo kind of you!!!! As to the textures, I think everyone has their own way of doing it … and I do it differently practically every time!!! I thought you might be interested in these … RB has some great tutorials … I haven’t looked at these in particular yet, but I bet there are some great ideas here for you!!!
Texture Tutorials on RB If you try and get stuck, let me know and I’ll try to help!!!

Hey Ron … thank you so much!!!!!

Hiii Chuck!!!! Thank you so much!!!! So happy you enjoyed him!!!

thank you, thank you!!!!! Took practically all day _{she said, blushing in shame} ... now I can go do laundry!!! LOL!!!

thank you, sweet Lori!!!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Hi Jacqui!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Evita, thank you so much … you do such beautiful work in layers and textures … I’m so happy to have your approval!!!!

Thank you so much!!

Hi Maggie!!!! Thank you, thank you sweetie!!!

Awww Bill!!!!! You brought me some beautiful poetry!!!!! Thank you, dear boy!!!!!! Happy hugzzz!!

thank you very much!!!! The color on these beauties in the sunlight is exquisite!!! So happy you liked my little capture!!!

Thank you so much, Heather!!!!

Thank you, Ric … they are as sweet natured as they are beautiful.

Thank you so much, Lynda … you’ll have to put up a bluebird box in your yard … if you need info, let me know and I’ll give you chapter and verse on what you’ll need.

Hi Steve!!! Thank you … the ordinary tree thing just wasn’t doing it for me today!! Glad you like what I did!!!

Sandra, you’re such a doll … thank you!!!!! Someone asked me how I do textures … and I know YOU know … I rarely do the same thing twice!!! Always playing!!!!! Hugzzz!!!!

Hi John!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!! I really appreciate your visit and comment!!!!!!!

Oh, Dave … if you could see the original you’d fall off your chair laughing. YEAH … I take bad photos!!!!! LOL!!!!! Thanks sooooo much!!!!!!!

Hi Kate!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Thank you so much, Luca!!!!!!

Ahhh Curtiss, as YOUR biggest fan, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words!!!!!!! Thank you so very very much!!!!! Hugzz!!!!

Thank you so much!!!! Your skill capturing our little blue friends makes your lovely comment all the more appreciated!!!!

Hiiii Renee-Roooo!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Hello, hello Andrei!!!!!! Thank you!!! You’re home??? Did you miss all the dust-storm excitement??

Hi Sue!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!! They are such darlings, aren’t they??

Hi Kathy … thank you!!!!! They truly are an amazing creature. When one flies by all eyes are immediately drawn to its iridescent feathers!!!!

Thank you!!!!!! I do appreciate your kind visits!!!!

Hi Cee!!!! Thank you, hon!!!

Thank you, Angie!!!!!

thank you so much, George!!!!

Hi Marita!!!! Thank you!!!! They are such darling creatures … and have the dearest little faces and songs!!!! I can’t complain … my partner is a great provider … don’t recall him bringing me any green worms recently, that … ahhhh … that’s okay!!!! LOL!!!!

Thank you so much!!

Hiiii Wendy!!!!! thanks so much!!!!!

thanks a lot, Sean, I really had a lot of fun with this one!!!

Thanks so much, Anthony!!!!! I appreciate it!!!!

Val!!!!!! Hi hi sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Thank you, Wynnie!!!!!! _falalalala

Thanks, sweetie!!! Do you have bluebirds up there, too???

_laughing the trick is to feed them. Set up feeders … most (but not all and not bluebirds) love black oiler sunflower seeds … and peanut suet cakes … then just get a comfy chair, your favorite camera, and wait!!!

thank you!!!

you are SUCH a doll!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Hiii Detlef!!!!! Thank you so much, my friend!!!

Thanks so much, Lorraine!!!!!! I’ve got another that I’ll post one of these days … he and his “wife” perched on the top of the box and she’s got a beak-full of twigs for their nest!!! Toooo cute!!!!!

Thank you so much, Luda!!!!! Hugzz!!

Hiii Barbara!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thanks so much, Leslie!!! They truly are darling creatures!!!!

Hi Bela!!!! thank you, dear friend!!

awwww … thank you, Lori!!!!!! That’s so sweet of you to say!!!!!! Hugzz!!!

Thank you … so happy you liked this one!!

Hans … thank you!!!!!!!

thanks, Poopsie!!!! They’re such darlings … do you have them where you live??

thank you!!

Thank you so much, Jozef!!

Thank you, sweetie!!

So glad you enjoyed this one … they really are such a beautiful creature!!!

thank you, darling girl!!! You’re so good for my ego!!!! Hugzzzz!!!!

Thank you very much, Shararat!!

Thank you, Naveen!!

Thank you, Tara!!!!! These are SUCH doll-babies!!! I adore everything about them!!!

Thank you so much, Yuri!!!! Honestly, I’m no ornithologist … I cut and pasted the info in my description from “What Bird” ... but I DO love blue birds, and have studied them a little bit!! And oh how I wish I were close … I took this one with my 70-300 AT 300 .. but cropped the stuffingz out of the shot!! Actually, rather a lot of post work went into this one, including “painting” the bird to bring up the detail. Thanks again!!!!

thank you so much!!!!! What a lovely thing to say!!!! : ))

Oh, thank you!!!!!! Actually, we have to give credit to the lens, too … and to Photoshop’s cropping tool, lol!!!! As well, to Painter 11 which allowed me to paint in some fun details!!!! One of these days I’ll have all the necessary equipment to take a shot like this straight out of the box … but not quite yet!!!

Hi Tazzina!!!! Thank you so much for your lovely note!!! And so happy you enjoyed the title, too!!!

Thank you, Dragan!!!!

Thank you, Joanne!!!! These are such darling creatures!!!

Hello, hello Kathy!!! Thank you!!!!

Oh, Karen!!! Hello sweetie!!!! Thank you so so much!!!! Hugzz!!

Hi Ron!!!! Thank you … so happy you liked my little blue-boy!!!!!!

Hi Tereza!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thank you so much, Mike!!!

thanks, sweetie … this is my favorite birdie .. they are so darling!!!!!

thank you so much!!!

Hi Suzanne!!!! Thank you so much … I love this bird and was pleased with the way the image turned out … so happy you enjoyed it too!!!

Hi Munggo!!!! Thank you!!!

Hey Mike!!! Thank you .. .that’s exactly what I was hoping for!!!!! YAY!!

Thank you, Trish … it’s hard to go wrong with a blue bird, I think!!

Oh, Isa .. you are such a sweetheart!!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hi Erika … thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Angel thank you so much!!!

thank you so much … what a lovely comment!!!

Thank you!!!! So happy you liked my little friend!!!!

Albert thank you so much!!! I’m honored!!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!

Hi Jade!!!!! Oh, thank you so so much!!

Alf thank you so so much!!!! Honored that you liked it!!!

thank you!!!!! He’s my favorite little birdie!!!

Poopsie!! You’ll have to put up blue-birdie houses!!!!! They’ll sing you awake of a spring morning!!!

Hi Linda!! Thank you!!

Elizabeth thank you so much!!!

Hello Jens!!!! Thank you so much!!

thank you so very much!!! They are darling, aren’t they??? I was out with the dogs this morning and could hear them calling each other … they’ll be heading south any day now!!!

Hi Donna!!! Thank you very much!!

Hello Eva!!!! Thank you!!!!

Thank you, Captain!!!

Thank you, Shaun!!!!!

Thank you so much!!

Hey Louise, thank you so much … I dooo love the birdies, lol!!!!! So happy you liked my tinkering!!!

Thanks, Carol … I don’t know if you have blue birds where you are, but they are the sweetiest creatures on our good earth!!!!! I’m so happy you enjoyed this image!!!

Hi Meeli!!!! Thank you!!!

thanks, Pam!!!! My bluebirds can’t stand up against your eagles, but these little guys are still darling!!! So glad you enjoyed him!!!

Hi Brandie!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Hiii Hilary!!!! Thank you so much … they truly are a darling, darling creature … so sweet natured and their song is a delight!!!!

Monte thank you so much!!!

Robbie thank you!!!!! I love rich color!!!

thank you very much!!!!

Ahhh Tibzzzzzz … you’re such a darling!!! Thankee!!

Kathy, thank you so much!!

My thanks for your visit and lovely note, Poupoune!!!!!

Tereza, thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!

Davo thank you so much!!!

LOL!!! Isa, you are a delight!!!!!! The song of the bluebird is as beautiful as any birdsong anywhere!!!! When I hear it I always stop whatever I’m doing and search the trees and the skies for him!!!! He calls to me, LOL!!! Thank you for your lovely visit!!!

thank, you, thank you!!!! Now, tell me about your “big glass” ... I’ve put one on order and am dancing with impatience until it comes!!!!! What is yours????

thank you, Phillip!!!!! My favorite birdie … how I love them!!!!!