Crimson Breasted Shrike

Gallery: AvianPosted May 13, 201495 views5 comments

Never managed to find one of these in such an open position before, they are usually hidden in bushes.
Taken in our Camp Site in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm with 1.4EX at 560 mm
F7.1
ISO 800
1/400

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 13, 2014 at 9:53 PM

Very striking bird Ken, nice job getting em' out in the open!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 14, 2014 at 1:58 AM

Striking colors and good sharpness. I wish the blacks were a bit more open so the eye could be better seen.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 14, 2014 at 7:19 AM

Neat capture Ken. the reds look pretty good and they are always tricky.
If it was mine I might try to lighten the blacks a bit to extract more detail.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 14, 2014 at 10:44 PM

Gorgeous plumage, Ken. I do wish for a touch more light in the eye, but to get a skulker out in the open is enough accomplishment.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 21, 2014 at 1:09 AM

Wow, cool bird

It's always nice to see new species that I never knew of, especially when captured this well.

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