Disturbing the peace.

[billabongtim]

Who's making all that noise???











Why can't I make the entire image fit in the frame?
I've always had trouble with this. I always have to right click on the picture to see it in a new tab.

[Jim A]

Love these images, Tim. What are they? Do they change colour to blend with the background? Have not heard that can happen with birds, but learning every day. They just seem to be the same colouring at the top branch in the first image.

[billabongtim]

This is a family of Tawny Frog-mouths. I'm guessing dad at the top, then Mum, last years chick, and possibly this years chick at the bottom.
They don't change colours, but the sit incredibly still. A lot of these shots were taken at f11, & 1/100th.

[Jim A]

Thanks Tim. Also on looking at Wikipedia I see that "One of the best examples of cryptic plumage and mimicry in Australian birds is seen in the tawny frogmouth who perch low on tree branches during the day camouflaged as part of the tree. Their silvery-grey plumage patterned with white, black, and brown streaks and mottles allows them to freeze into the form of a broken tree branch and become practically invisible in broad daylight."

[Wavelength]

Very nice images

[Shadowman]

Nice captures.

[Davejl]

Nice photos. I reply to your caption question the expression of the second bird from bottom seems to be saying "It certainly wasn't me".

[madcrow]

Beautiful images well captured.

[bnnrcn]

I especially like the second image. I would clone the small twig next to the upper right frame. Also adding some vignette might work fine to eliminate some distractions and to make the birds stand out more

[NorthernFocus]

Awesome.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Tim,

Great shots, I like #1 for the counting exercise it gave me; two, no three, no four!

With #2, I'd also 'lose' that branch top right.

Why can't I make the entire image fit in the frame?
I've always had trouble with this. I always have to right click on the picture to see it in a new tab.

Not sure what you mean, I know this occurs while you're typing the post, especially if you are in the Advanced dialog, but once you have posted, the normal LyteBox functionality should work; one click on image shows entire image in screen (squeezed by browser to fit as I doubt your screen is 1600px tall), then clicking the square icon in LyteBox toolbar, or hitting "F" on keyboard, displays it at 100%, allowing assessment of sharpness, but requiring (in this case), scrolling up and down.

All that said, if you're using an unusual device or browser, all bets are off.

HTH, Dave