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The Getaway
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The Getaway

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted November 15, 2010154 views8 comments
I've had the pleasure of regular morning visits from 5 or 6 young Mockingbirds the last few days. They regularly fight with each other, they're aggressive birds.
The birds always seem to engage near the pond run-off after a drink, and tumble across the ground as they fight it out. Interesting to watch :cool:

F/8, 1/3200th, ISO 800, Canon 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext around 11:00am and partly cloudy. Pattern metering, neutral exposure bias in continuous shooting mode @ 10 fps. Cropped to 3711 x 2474 from the original.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Great action shot! I love how the tail feathers are fanned out. Neat photo. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 15, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Terrific action Howard.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Terrific action Howard.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 16, 2010 at 3:41 AM
Really nice action Howard. Is this a bit dark? Other than that no nits from me.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 16, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Sometimes these tired eyes miss the mark Ron - thanx.
I revisited the image. Cropped a bit tighter, and + contrast slightly.
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 17, 2010 at 12:14 AM
Sweet action you captured here Howard :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 17, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Howard,
a great action captured here. I like it a lot. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 17, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Howard,

I prefer the brighter repost. Love the action you caught in this pohto.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments