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"Body Heat"

"Body Heat"

Photography Photography \ Nature | 12/23/07 @464 | MsMichelleLynn | Comments critiques (50) | Views views (1479)


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These might look like miniature Penguins and they may look warm and soft and cuddly but the fact is, they are Tree Swallows and are slowly freezing to death. Tree Swallows are not normally found this far North in the winter. They are insectivores but there are no longer any bugs to feed on. There was a group of 7 of these birds. They were visibly cold and shivering and trying desperately to keep warm by huddling together.
 
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Avatar beatrizmatar

 12/23/07 @495

This is one of the most tender and beautiful photo¡¡¡¡¡¡+10:)
 
Avatar Mert

 12/23/07 @500

Awww. So cute!
 
Avatar oldskool87

 12/23/07 @533

omg.... lovely capture.... well done :)
 
Avatar mamoun

 12/23/07 @634

Wow Michelle, "amazing "
just excellent!! ..... beautiful colors I love your work.
+10

 
Avatar gencosman

 12/23/07 @661

Awesome capture. :)
 
Avatar ogu

 12/23/07 @662

Great capture ! well done
 
Avatar moserArtist

 12/23/07 @680

Sad to hear!

Great story and very well captured!

Thanks for sharing Michelle! :)

Happy Holidays to you!
 
Avatar luminous

 12/23/07 @708

Nice capture(thumbup)
 
Avatar ARZILLIER66

 12/23/07 @780

Michelle fantastic capture
the story is very sad :(
they gave me desires of crying, but this shot is Great +10
 
Avatar ersen-t

 12/23/07 @789

good shot.
they really look like miniature Penguins.
 
Avatar Madanapale

 12/23/07 @799

So cute!!!.....excellent capture!!
Great work Michelle!!.......Only together we can survive!
Carlos
 
Avatar Daykan

 12/23/07 @851

WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!
This is really cuteeeeeeeee!!!!!!
LOVELY!!!
Merry Christmas, sweet lady!
 
Avatar ThruMyEyez

 12/23/07 @870

Beautiful capture!! Yes, they are very cute. Did they miss the train south?
 
Avatar Roadrunner

 12/24/07 @016

Very good composition and exposure. Tight as it should be. You got the colours perfectly.
Interesting to see tree swallows so far north in December.
I realize you chose a high F-value to get both in focus. Its a bit soft (maybe owing to the lowish speed), though sharp.
 
Avatar GTO

 12/24/07 @079

hahaha...really nice these two birds...great capture as usual...+9
 
Avatar eshine

 12/24/07 @205

Amazing photo, everything is perfect but it is a sad story, I hope they are surviving, they are so precious.
 
Avatar cupcake

 12/24/07 @591

Excellent capture!
I love it.
I hope they go to a warmer place soon.
 
Avatar DaRkViXxXeN

 12/24/07 @609

Excellent!!! and very cute!!!... love birds!!!
 
Avatar Kelandra

 12/24/07 @931

Such adorable fur-balls!!!
 
Avatar OzanKarabulut

 12/24/07 @938

Cuteness!!
 
Avatar vikinggirl

 12/25/07 @003

Why didn't you feed them????????
 
sanchospencer

 12/25/07 @823

Awwww so cute! Beautiful little things and a beautifully taken shot, no surprises there though
 
Avatar MsMichelleLynn

 12/26/07 @412

Hi everyone and Happy Holidays to you. Thanks for making this #1 and special thanks to Carlos for not posting for a while because I know that if you did Carlos ... this would not have made it. :)
I'll be checking for these same birds again soon and I do hope they're OK. It has become warmer here so maybe they'll be OK for a while and just maybe they'll start heading South to more favorable climates.

Thanks again everyone for your comments.

Michelle
 
Avatar RvascoF

 12/26/07 @554

Beautiful shot, love the colors and centered compo; great exposure on whites...!!!
 
Avatar ARTOONATOR

 12/26/07 @557

Super
 
Avatar starqueen

 12/26/07 @723

That's too adorable!!!!! >_<
 
Avatar monjo

 12/26/07 @742

Both sad and beautiful. Wonderful work Michelle.
John
 
Avatar EideticImage

 12/26/07 @762

Perfect picture , beautiful birds ...but so sad that they are cold I wish i could pick them up and cuddle them and keep them warm .. Again a beautiful photo , perfect in every sense to me
 
Avatar blackshad

 12/26/07 @802

excellent picture :)
 
Avatar Ikaa

 12/26/07 @928

Oh, they are gorgeous! a beautiful shot.
Its so sad that the poor fellows dont have enough food to survive :(
 
Avatar twistoflime

 12/27/07 @905

Quite lovely!
 
Avatar venomsblood

 12/27/07 @976

Oh my god!!~!
They are absolutely bodacious!!! [Don't ask about the word I just used :p]
Wow! I love this shot. It's great!. I'm favouriting. They have brilliant colour, the teal. I love that colour!.

These are poor little birdies though :(. I have never in my life seen one of these..... This is my first time. They are wonderful!! .

Great shot Michelle!
Rae +10
 
Webdruid

 12/28/07 @598

haha so cute, great shot :)
 
Avatar androx3k

 12/28/07 @686

lovely! they are so cute!
 
Avatar windandfire

 12/31/07 @073

What a beautiful shot, even if it is equally sad. . .
Lovely, Michelle. . . beautiful as ever . . .
 
Avatar Jafus

 01/01/08 @994

Very sweet:) +10
 
Avatar curlyhair

 01/05/08 @581

Cuties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA
10 (running to show it to my boyfriend!!) ^_^
 
Avatar curlyhair

 01/06/08 @427

ouuch..I've just read the description :S damnit..life's so cruel.I hate it..
 
asomatous

 01/07/08 @404

at first i was all "awwww! <3" then i read your description and was all like "awww.... =(" that's really fascinating and sad.

i really like the clarity of this image. because there isn't much color, the fine details of feather become the defining features. great capture
 
Avatar killadore

 01/09/08 @408

that's the saddest story...poor little birdies. i like the photo, they really do look miserable. that greenish blue color looks so strange, is that actually their real color?
+10
 
Avatar ZedoCaixao

 01/11/08 @008

:)
Beautiful shot!
 
Avatar djoe

 01/12/08 @501

+3


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Avatar sdavis75

 01/12/08 @805

You have a nack for capturing these rare and beautiful moments. Well done, Michelle. +10
 
Avatar Penraeth

 01/14/08 @313

I love this, great pose and I like the limited color pallet
cute factor +10

 
Avatar herrwestphal

 01/20/08 @634

Very very cute.
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 01/20/08 @654

awww bless. All the swallows are gone here too until a few months time. Gorgeous capture even though I feel for the little beggars.
 
Avatar LiddleLarsen

 01/23/08 @670

Great capture and lovely colours.... well done
 
Avatar ronn

 01/25/08 @125

Very cute, great shot! +10

ronn
 
Avatar Jossie

 02/11/08 @706

Cute!
 
Avatar Jane

 02/16/08 @518

Now it is February... Do you know what happened to them? Are they well? I sincerely hope so! How incredibly beautiful they are. I wish them all good.

Very nice capture! You kept the smooth look of their feathers. Well done!
 
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