Northern Shrike

Gallery: AvianPosted April 25, 201389 views6 comments

These birds migrate from the far north to southern Quebec every year. After the winter we just had, you wonder about their good judgement! Its relative the Loggerhead Shrike is now a rarity in Quebec.

Taken at 1/400s, f/10, ISO 250 with 500mm f/4 + TC 1.7X on D300.
Cropped to about 85% of original.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Excellent, Claude. Great pose and detail.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2013 at 3:07 AM

Simple but very effective. Nice pose and great look at the hooked beak of this tiny raptor-wannabe. .
Good placement in the frame, too.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 26, 2013 at 11:36 AM

Very well composed, Claude. I like the minimalistic presentation. They are here too in the winter, but I have only seen one and that too at a distance.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 26, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Nicely captured Claude.
Looks great against the clear blue BG.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 27, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Great bird captured very nicely Claude

Nice head turn and good detail.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by James Allen on April 28, 2013 at 1:35 AM

Simple but effective composition highlighting the shrike without distraction. Beautiful detail on the bird!

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