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Breakfast Time


Breakfast Time
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Copyright: Pablo Minto (pablominto) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5735 W: 536 N: 5987] (27446)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-02
Categories: Daily Life, Food, Humorous, Nature, Decisive Moment, Action
Camera: Nikon D50
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): 100 points or more [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-16 5:27
Viewed: 1022
Points: 134
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Did I tell you I feed my magpies every morning as I make my coffee? Well, I do…

I have this magpie couple, they have their nest only 10 m away from the house. By now they are used to get food at this time and always turn up for their treat!

Most of the time they get ordinary dry bread and seems to be happy for that… However, one morning not long ago I was out of bread and since I didn’t want to disappoint them I gave them a cake, a big Danish!

This time a little sparrow spotted the food first, and made a careful approach (upper left frame). But no way this was going to happen, papa magpie came flying in to secure his rightful treat (upper right frame).

To be sure the magpie choose to bring the food to a safer place, and takes off with a cake half his own body weight (lower left frame).

After a while the little sparrow found it was safe to return to enjoy what was left by the magpie (lower right frame)..!

Enjoy, as I did watching this small drama of nature!

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Nice collection of shots Pablo, i think your spoiling these guys!!

Regards Mark :)

Hi Pablo.
Lovely birds and good shot. good light and I like your framing.well done.TFS
greetings.

H.Ayhan

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2007-06-16 6:16]

This is a fun collage and I must admit that I was quite amused by the antics of the magpies I discovered in the UK (We don't see them here in Canada)
Great story
TFS
Silke

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  • salmi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 5 N: 430] (4732)
  • [2007-06-16 6:31]

Hello Pablo,
Thanks for sharing with us this magic moment, a great moment for starting a day. Excelent done.
Best regards,
Mihaela

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2662 W: 74 N: 4764] (21697)
  • [2007-06-16 6:59]

Hi Pablo...
Very nice collection of shots...
Well dan and great story...
George

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2007-06-16 9:01]

Lovely collage Pablo,
Thanks to for this so good photographic work. That is a wonderful composition. Very good contrast. A fantastic picture.
Greetings.
Janusz

Hello Pablo.
Good looking collage of the feeded Magpie.
Nice do, isn't it?
I do the same with 'our' Blackbirds. When I'm to late, and the door to the terrace is open, the Male one, even walked in side, or when I go to the shad, were the tin with seeds is, he follows me too. Big fun, especially, now he is feeding the young ones. I will post some of it lateron.
Have a nice day, Jan

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2737 W: 412 N: 2987] (32871)
  • [2007-06-16 9:34]

Hi Pablo.
Lovely birds and good shot. good light and I like your framing.well done.TFS
selamlar

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5728 W: 198 N: 2503] (9855)
  • [2007-06-16 10:29]

Hi Pablo

Beautiful collection of shots of this bird.
good light and I like your framing.
That i the wonderful composition.
Congratulations

Sérgio

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3312 W: 788 N: 4424] (19910)
  • [2007-06-16 11:27]

Hi Pablo,
What a good story! Very interesting! We can see many magpies, here but in forest only, or during the winter, close to the country cottages in mountain.
Very good journalistic montage! It must be a nice moment to see these charming visitors at each morning. Very well done! Annie

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  • erdna Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5423)
  • [2007-06-16 11:27]

Now, that is very nice. Puts a smile in my face this Saturday morning. At first glance I thought you have there a big shrimp! How generous.

Andre'

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2007-06-16 11:50]

Hallo Pablo,
eine wundervolle Collage, das Dir so gelungen ist die Elster zu fotografieren, das bewundere ich, bei uns nämlich sind die Elster sehr scheu und lassen sich nicht fotografieren. Ein fantastisches Bild und herrliche Note. Gratuliere
Schöne Grüsse
Eva

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  • HaBeMa Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 533 W: 33 N: 620] (3070)
  • [2007-06-16 12:48]

Hi dear my friend Pablo;very nice a breakfast-history,very good series-shot....
Habema.
:-]

It's so nice. A pic story. I wouldn't fight with a bird so much bigger than me either. At least the sparrow got something. Good clarity and an excellent presentation.

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-06-16 13:41]

Your first collective shot on TL is fabullous. I liked the crossed harmoney in this mosaque having balanced perspective. An aesthetic composition in fresh colors and fast contrast. Well done Mr. Pablo.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful colage.

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 603 W: 0 N: 40] (2724)
  • [2007-06-16 14:32]

Hi Pablo great compo beautiful colours i like the corner of the roof where is see green tfs bye Shimon

Beautiful collage, excellent details, very nice colors and light. Lovely little creature, with its white and black feathers.

TFS,

Andreea

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  • letr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1162 W: 419 N: 1111] (6780)
  • [2007-06-16 15:50]

Very nice collage Pablo..you captured thje right moments here ..

Leon

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  • Pops71 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 263 W: 28 N: 522] (2093)
  • [2007-06-16 18:36]

Hello Pablo,
You really treat your birds very well: Danish pastries!
Excellent capture and montage. Great colors and sharpness. Well done
Greetings
Pierre

Bonjour Pablo,
Joli cadrage en quatre de cet oiseau qui bouffe ce morceau de pain, excellente composition et couleurs, et un excellent point de vue..Good weekend..
Michel

Hello Pablo,

Another great composed photo with great detail svery crisp I really like you framing wit exclent PP, well done

TFS Kyle

Hello Pablo,

Lovely incident. They are very innocent and we can really enjoy the innocence. Nice pictures depicting the natural drama. TFS.

Kiran.

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1477 W: 10 N: 738] (10767)
  • [2007-06-16 20:31]

Hi Pablo,
Very soon the birds will be too fat to fly and they will be walking to your front door to get the food. Nice story with the pictures.
Sunil

Here the only i saw... are the animals of an ad for a windows cleaner... But for real... Nope!
I like the story!
But i'm just wondering why you are not sharing coffee with them at a so soon hour of the morning! :)

Hello Pablo
excellentes couleurs et beau collage
bon contraste
amitiés

jojo

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2007-06-17 4:27]

Nice coulage Pablo.
Gr Jos

hello Pablo..
Interesting combination..and realization..
I like your idea..
regards..
m..

Hi Pablo, you did a good collage on the bird's feeding time.

WEll done! Yan :)

Hello Pablo,

Good to know you also feed birds, its a kind act.

Checked in your gallery all, and this looks your first collage. Well done. Nice complete sequence of the action. TFS.

Vandana

nice series of shots , you captured each of the birds action well.tfs
andrs

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  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 758 W: 0 N: 206] (4714)
  • [2007-06-17 14:18]

Hello Pablo
What a touching depiction of ownership protection, related to our humain behaviour when we pile money to the bank!!
Best regards.
Robert

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2260 W: 175 N: 0] (29188)
  • [2007-06-17 16:03]

Hi Pablo my friend ;)
great photo story...TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

bonjour pablo
quelle belle présentation de ette pie dite voleuse
tout en détail
elle est prise sur le fait
Nad

hello Pablo! great composition! wonderful shots! great moment! TFS
greetings Aga:)

Hi Pablo. Your magpie seems a bit smaller than ours. A nicely composed montage and good colour and detail. TFS,
David

Hi Pablo!Wonderful photos!Great work!Bravo!
Greetings
A.

What a nice ''quatre main'' Pablo. Obesrving ..temptation..
the hit.. and clearing the 'scene of crime .. What remains is emptiness, like in real crimminal scenes.
Here you prooved your skill as the 'Sir Arthur Canon Doyle'
with the camera *__* Excellent

John

Hi Pablo,

Very nice combo, with the pictures telling a story! Very nice PP work, each photo is very good and all together, great!!
TFS,
Vassilis

Beautiful shots of your pets.Make sure you feed them everyday untill they get lazy to look for food:)
Amazing collage you did here,I make me smile:)
TFS.
Mel

Hello Pablo
The action is complete. A film quite carried out. Cheer and good day. In a friendly way
Gildas

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  • sufi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
  • [2007-06-19 7:23]

Merhaba Pablo, my friend...
It's a wonderful story and composition, indeed... The colors, the light and the details are great... Your note is beautiful...
TFS...
Stay well..
salim.

wonderful composition.. great timing... nice shot... tfs!

Hi Pablo,

You are very kind person. Many people share their food, but you do it consistently, and create a habit for those birds. I am touched by your images. Great shots and composed nicely.

Tfs,
Tjutjut

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  • fkokol Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 230 W: 0 N: 146] (1482)
  • [2007-06-20 10:55]

Great collage. Good timing and story. We do same thing everyday. fedd the birds and watch them.
greetings,

figen

Hallo Pablo..
verry nice Picture and SUPER IDEI..
Regards,
Ella

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 225 W: 3 N: 205] (1317)
  • [2007-06-20 15:54]

Ha,ha! Here was not the earlier riser but the bigger bird who caught the worm... or the cake!
The poor little bird had a bad luck, but at least there were some crumbs left.
An excellent collage with this excellent sequence of shots, Pablo! Good job!
Greetings
Maite

and so the trap was set by you and the camera... and you flew out winners... ha ha

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-06-21 11:41]

Hi Pablo,
you are really spoiling them, must be nice getting each morning such wonderful treads.
Nice sequence of shot, with interersting action and lovely detail.
TFS..Sky

Saludos Pablo

un gran cuadro te felicito

Nat

Hi Pablo! I love the collage of events. Good story told. Well spotted. TFS,
Freddie :)

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 71 N: 645] (4306)
  • [2007-06-25 23:08]

Hi Pablo,
this serial is a wonderful presentation of wild bird life in human habitat...
Anton

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2735 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2007-06-28 11:37]
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Im am mad and shocked to see that so many of your blind fans gave you over 100 points for this bad picture! The quality of the second and third pictures are very poor.It took me a few seconds before I could finally see the bird in the second picture,poor light,poor picture definition,same thing for the third picture where we can hardly see anything.As far as I am concerned it is bad photomontage and it is surely not worthed all those points.I am sick and tired to see that kind of phenomena on TL where everybody gives poinst beacause others have done it.You have a great portfolio and I am in love with many of your pictures but I will pass on this one! Best regards!
Michel

Wow, what a good idea this 4x!
A superb idea, Pablo: well shot , well thought out and well framed Take care
Rob

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  • NellyD Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 362 W: 0 N: 697] (2745)
  • [2007-06-30 11:12]

Hi Pablo,

What a nice story behind these pictures, it's very nice that you feed the magpies, they must like you for that :-)
And a lovely collage you've made here, I like it.
Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Nel

Lesson to teach how this bird gets his food. Nicely done Pablo
Bye
Josine

nice idea to put these 4 pics together and show how the thieve gets his/her food

daniel

Hi Pablo,
Isn't it fun to feed birds like this - they catch on really fast if you do it on a regular basis.
Great pictures you can make then.
Thanks for this photo-story.
Els
:)follow

Hello Pablo!
Oh my that danish looks much to good to feed the birds! :o) Neat collage with all the action though! TFS
Donna:o)

Hi Pablo,

very nice idea, it seems to be a comic. The last image with the empty roof closes the series in the best way!

TFS

Giorgio

How sweet! When I owned a home, I fed the squirrels, birds and even stray cats occasinally (my dog allowed stray cats to share her food, but not my own cat). I love birds, I had an enormous cage of canaries and finches on my patio.

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  • SILVA Gold Star Critiquer [C: 321 W: 0 N: 0] (3917)
  • [2007-07-19 5:45]

eheh great pic-very original and a great eye..congrats my friend

Hi Pablo,
Sensational, dramatic collage. Also very good captures, naturally. The image tells the whole story even without the note. Big congrats, TFS, László

Hello Pablo. Greetings from a rain soaked flooded U.K. Nice collage, lots of fun. Thanks for sharing.

Regards Phil.

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  • jasp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 499 W: 3 N: 7] (3614)
  • [2007-08-04 1:49]

jaja.. so you taken the coffe with the birds!! good guess!! have a nice day Pablo.

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 516 W: 69 N: 17] (106)
  • [2007-08-15 6:21]

selam pablo
i see beautiful food-humorous photo
nice capturing and collage of these cute birds while they are feeding
i like composition, colours, contrast and collage
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

Hi Pablo,
Lovely bird series... Nice neighbours of yours... Did you give them another Big Danish? They seem to have enjoyed it so much...
Regards, Marta

Hi Pablo!
Very nice and funny picture story with very good pictures.Very creative idea to make it look like this!
Tfs,Jonas

Hello Pablo,
looks like you have some gourmet birds up in the north.
;-) nice observation and good compo. TFS Thomas

Great series of these pictures Pablo. You've got a big patience to captured all these photos. Well seen caught. Excellent shots and work.
Dennis

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