Swainson's Thrush

Gallery: AvianPosted September 14, 2012129 views4 comments

This was taken in North Vancouver, BC. I had about a second to focus and fire before he fled. I find Swainson's and Hermit Thrushs very shy and timid. This bird was in the middle of a salmonberry bush but I think the soft leaves give a very natural effect and I don't mind that part of the bird was covered somewhat. Let me know your thoughts.

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f 5.6
hand held
iso 800
flash with beamer

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 14, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Excellent framing and nice look at this bird - flash isn't too obvious either

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 15, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Nice Mark. The head is in the clear so this works for me. Gives the feeling of a very secretive bird.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 15, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Your composition captures nicely the secretive character of this species.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2012 at 8:16 PM

Nice to get one of these, Mark. Image quality looks pretty good and the oof foreground doesn't bother me.

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