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Clark's Nutcracker

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A Clark's Nutcracker sitting on an ice coated tree at Bear Lake, trailhead for many climbs in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The bird was very cooperative, waiting until I moved to position the sun directly behind him. He turned his head in profile, let me snap the picture, then flew off.

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Velebit

Holy cow!

Voted 10/10

Wow Nelson, this one is fascinating! You are one lucky man to have this setting for a shot!!

Posted Feb 7, 2004 11:06 pm


	tlogan	Re: Holy cow!
	Voted 10/10	That is simply breathtaking... you have some serious vision Nelson!
		Posted Feb 18, 2004 1:25 pm

Gangolf Haub

I'm getting green with envy!

Voted 10/10

This is absolutely not fair! Cooperative birds! If I try a shot like this they wait until I have my camera out of its pocket, turned it on - and then fly away. Always! Same with butterflies.

Congratulations on this fabulous shot!

Gangolf

Posted Feb 8, 2004 5:12 am

Aaron Johnson

WOW!

Voted 10/10

Fabulous!

Posted Feb 8, 2004 11:12 am

Grant

Wow -

Voted 10/10

....

Posted Feb 9, 2004 11:06 am

Sharon

When you're rich & famous...

Voted 10/10

...from shots like this, will you still remember your old friends at SP?

Posted Feb 18, 2004 2:42 am


	Nelson	Re: When you're rich & famous...
	Hasn't voted	Thanks, Sharon! I won't ever get rich and famous from this, not when I see all the great work out there (a lot of it here at SP!). I've had a few things published here and there, but would be exceptionally skinny if that was where the grocery money was coming from But, the answer to your question is "YES!" I would throw an SP bash.
		Posted Feb 18, 2004 8:16 am

kilimanjaro1

Speecless

Hasn't voted

Just great! Totally great shot!

Posted Aug 15, 2004 2:52 pm

kilimanjaro1

Speecless

Hasn't voted

Just great! Totally great shot!

Posted Aug 15, 2004 2:52 pm


	Nelson	Re: Speecless
	Hasn't voted	Thanks, man! The American Museum of Natural History used this on their holiday greeting card some yeras ago. It's been a favorite of mine, and I've never been in a situation where I could try to repeat it.
		Posted Aug 16, 2004 12:02 am

Lolli

it's SO GOOD!

Voted 10/10

wow.

Posted Oct 16, 2005 2:01 pm


	Nelson	Re: it's SO GOOD!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks very much Lolli. I have returned to that place several times - the birds are usually there - and hoped to see this again, but so far it has turned out to be a once-only event.
		Posted Oct 17, 2005 1:32 am

Super Dave

Unreal

Voted 10/10

Exceptional shot Nelson! How did you do it?

Posted Apr 15, 2006 8:33 pm


	Nelson	Re: Unreal
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Dave. Well first I noticed the unusual conditions of the ice coated branches shining in backlight. The birds were coming and going and I hung out there for a few minutes until they got used to me. I saw which branches they landed on a lot, then positioned myself so I could move to where I had the low sun directly behind a bird. As noted above this bird was cooperative and turned his head in profile - the 'decisive moment' - and I was able to squeeze off a couple of shots before he flew.
		Posted Apr 18, 2006 10:00 pm

turistoalpinista

From another world...

Voted 10/10

When I saw this picture,I was thinking,that is any painting.But it isn't...So incredible...TA

Posted May 26, 2006 3:52 pm

jazamoo

i love how you look at lighr

Hasn't voted

sweet image, once again

Posted Jul 28, 2006 7:27 pm


	Nelson	Re: i love how you look at lighr
	Hasn't voted	jazamoo, thanx very much for your comments on my photos. It's often about the light, isn't it. I've thought that getting a good photo is about being in the right place at the right time, but also about realizing it's the right place and time. Sometimes I'll work hard to be there then, and sometimes it just happens, like this one. Thanks again, much appreciated.
		Posted Jul 29, 2006 2:38 am