Yellow-eyed Junco

Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 2011110 views13 comments

Charlie and I are sort of wandering around Arizona, and in the gloom, wind, rain and cold this morning, just before the fog rolled in, we found three of these beautiful Juncos in the Mt.Lemmon area.

1D MkIV, 500mm, 1/500 @ f5.0, ISO2000, tripod.

Thanks for looking at this Lifer of mine; C & C welcome

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13 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2011 at 11:08 PM

That's pretty sweet Kwan, nice job with the low angle and I like the perch.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 10, 2011 at 12:50 AM

Nice detail, low angle and perch. And, oh, that eye! Nice! Sharon

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM

Nice image. He looks like he is standing at attention. Intense stare in those perfectly sharp eyes. Like the tiny vantage point he has chosen.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 10, 2011 at 9:17 AM

sweet, KC. love the little perch and the great low angle on this ground-dweller.

I just read a recent article summarizing genetic research that suggests all of our various races of Dark-eyed Junco have diverged from this species incredibly quickly--all since the end of the Pleistocene.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 10, 2011 at 12:08 PM

Very nice. The low angle works well here. Impressive with the weather we had in AZ yesterday.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 10, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Beautiful KC great pose and detail

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on April 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM

I was wondering just recently how I could get a ground shot of the Juncos we have. This one works very well. A nice pose and perch, and the dof is perfect IMO.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 10, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Got to love that eye KC. Really focuses ones attention on the bird. ISO 2000. Wow.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 10, 2011 at 10:49 PM

really nice image. great angle!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 11, 2011 at 11:27 PM

What a handsome little character, love the slate-grey colours of it feathers, the pin-sharp beak and the wonderfully contrasting yellow of it's eye. The detail, composition and angle of view is about as pleasing as I could ever hope for, lovely image Kwan, thanks for sharing :^)

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on April 12, 2011 at 3:48 AM

A real wonderful pic. Love the low angle and the pose is excellent. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 12, 2011 at 9:23 AM

A lovely image KC, love the low angle, the setting and especially the view of the yellow eye!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 12, 2011 at 8:49 PM

This is exceptional Kwan. The low angle and wonderful eye make a huge difference but I love it all.

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