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Rufous Naped Lark
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Rufous Naped Lark

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 201464 views9 comments
Unmistakable because of his "pick me" call this little bird sits on a twig or in this case a termite mound singing all day, a true delight!
EOS 1D MkIV
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 Ex at 560mm
F 6.3
ISO 800
1/5000

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on January 16, 2014 at 10:03 AM
Grand litl chap ! I love head back turns too. Not too keen on th backdrop but thats just me.
Cheers
John
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Excellent pose and the termite mound makes a very effective perch, Ken. Well done.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 16, 2014 at 12:10 PM
Stellar image. My only small nit is the background. It is so uniform, it almost looks artificial.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 16, 2014 at 2:32 PM
I also agree with John about the background. I am sure it is normal, but just does not seem to fit as well for me.
Beautiful pose. Nevertheless a pleasing shot! :smile:
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 16, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Awesome background on this image and the windblown feathers make it unique
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 17, 2014 at 8:03 AM
Nice details and a great looking, perfectly sharp eye. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 17, 2014 at 11:35 AM
Always interesting to see a bird I have never heard of. Nice pose and eye contact, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 17, 2014 at 8:52 PM
Love the reddish eye, ruffled feathers and green bg here Ken, nicely done :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 17, 2014 at 10:14 PM
Thanks everybody for your comments, much appreciated.
I agree that the background could be considered to look odd as it is out of focus grass rather than the more "normal" sky. :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments