EDMONTON, CANADA. (January 2013). A female Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) tries to stay warm on a cold but sunny winter's day.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 lens + Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter EC-14 at 143mm (286mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, aperture priority, single autofocus, centre-weighted average metering, 1/500s f4.5, ISO 200, 3526 x 2395 pixels (after crop), RAW.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. (July 2010). The strikingly vivid Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is an unmistakable sight up and down the Australian East Coast. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm lens at 150mm (300mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, image stabilization on, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/100s f5.6, ISO 250, 3049 x 2286 pixels (after crop), RAW.

LUND, SWEDEN. (September 2008). I don't really have the right equipment to do serious bird photography, but circumstances sometimes allow for a usable shot. This Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) had flown into a window and, while catching its breath, it allowed me to get close enough to manual focus and snap the photo. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), LiveView, manual focus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/160s f2.8, ISO 100, 3031 x 2274 pixels (after crop), RAW.

LUND, SWEDEN. (March 2008). Quack, quack: everybody loves Mallard ducks. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm lens at 123mm (246mm, 35mm equivalent), handlheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/80s f5.6, ISO 100, 3404 x 2553 pixels (after crop), RAW.