Yellow-headed Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2014135 views13 comments

Finally some decent weather. It seems we have had bad weather since last October. Today I was thrilled to be able to get out and shoot in some excellent light for a change. These Yellow-headed Blackbirds further enhanced my day by performing for me.

Nikon D800, 300 mm lens plus 1.4 teleconverter, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 320, camera resting on the car window.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 8, 2014 at 11:10 AM

Terrific pose, very nice May!

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 8, 2014 at 3:51 PM

Beautiful, May.
Liked the the pose, perch and bg.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on May 8, 2014 at 5:11 PM

Very nice image May. I like the singing pose, eye contact and lighter background. Could go a tad darker and still have detail in the blacks? These guys can be difficult to expose properly in bright light, but this looks fine. Dave

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 9, 2014 at 5:04 AM

Classic habitat and pose May, I really like how they contort their necks and make that crazy sound! Lovely shot with excellent colour and detail. I understand your feelings about the weather, it actually snowed again here for a little while yesterday - enough already.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on May 9, 2014 at 12:28 PM

Great detail. I really like the singing pose. BG is excellent

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on May 9, 2014 at 3:44 PM

May, nice background! Also, a good job with the exposure. I often struggle reining in the yellow highlights on these guys in sunny weather.

Max

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 9, 2014 at 6:18 PM

This is excellent, May. My kind of bg and setting! The open bill and pose are just perfect! Sharon

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 10, 2014 at 7:14 PM

Absolutely gorgeous shot May, great head angle, comp, details in the yellows, singing pose etc. I am glad you are getting some good shooting weather

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 11, 2014 at 2:09 PM

Lovely shot with the bird in it's habitat. I like the BG as well ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 14, 2014 at 1:10 PM

Thank you May for this photo, I had never seen a Yellow-head Blackbird before. Great shot.

Peter J. Morrissey

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 14, 2014 at 1:34 PM

May,
I have never seen one of these either, great looking bird, captured on great light wtih great detail

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 22, 2015 at 4:38 PM

May this is excellent ,bird really does stand out against that nice b/g, very different perch.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 6:35 PM

May,
Like others, I have never seen one of these either. Like the pose, the perch, the background, and the bird. Great job! Glad you are able to get out with the camera.

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