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Lining the nest
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Lining the nest

by May Haga

Gallery: AvianPosted May 7, 201373 views8 comments
An Eastern Phoebe taken this morning at one of the provincial parks just outside the city. Gorgeous morning after a long, hard winter.
Finally our migrants are returning.

This was taken with a Nikon D800 camera, a 300mm lens, plus a 1.4 teleconverter, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/1000.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 7, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Nice light and comp- very neat capture May.
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Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 7, 2013 at 3:21 PM
I like Phoebes, I see Black Phoebes everywhere I go out here in California and enjoy watching them. I like the use of DOF here to separated the Phoebe from the back ground and with this pose keep the whole bird in focus. The nesting material really improve the image for me. Nice.
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 7, 2013 at 3:56 PM
I like what you have achieved with the shallow DOF. The bird feels just a tad crispy. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 7, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Sweet shot May, love that vegetation hanging from the beak :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 7, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Great shot May. Love the nesting material. It really makes the image for me. Accessories are almost always good.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 7, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Excellent. I love the moss and the field guide perfect side view. The BG is very nice as well, showing the habitat without being distracting.
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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 8, 2013 at 6:48 AM
Nice, love the moss hanging from the beak, tells a story. :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 11, 2013 at 9:09 PM
Excellent, May. Couldn't be any sharper :eek: , and nice to have the nesting material. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments