Brown-headed Cowbird

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 201463 views4 comments

Hi Everyone! This is a brown-headed cowbird perched on a fence post that I photographed in our yard. I know cowbirds are pretty common, but I thought it looked really nice perched here with the end of the barbed wire twisting down.

We have a LOT of birds around our new place and I try and get out with my camera whenever we are around and the light is good. I can't believe I missed all the baby bluebirds!

My next goal is to get a picture of an Eastern Kingbird that has been hanging around near the lake (we live on a peninsula). My family and I had never seen one before this year and I think it looks really cool in flight.

Thanks for looking!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED with TC-14EII
ISO 560
1/1250sec @ f/6.3
handheld

Dad's Processing Notes:
Converted from RAW using Phase One Capture One Pro 7
Minor tweaks to tone and contrast using Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and Viveza 2 in PS5
Cropped to vertical from horizontal original

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2014 at 6:10 PM

Excellent composition and angle to get the fence in such crisp focus and a nice smooth bg, Josiah. Well done and good luck with the Kingbird.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 28, 2014 at 6:25 PM

You did well with the cowbird. The composition and exposure are perfectly done

.......................................Jim

ps.: Yes, the Kingbird is a worthy foe. I have one that always shows up when the camera is in the house

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 28, 2014 at 8:27 PM

Well composed, with nice subdued light. Good luck on the Kingbird! They can be mighty skittish.

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Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on August 2, 2014 at 1:20 AM

Thanks for your comments! I'm glad you liked this picture, too. I thought the barbed wire was really cool. I'll be sure to post a picture if I ever get some of that kingbird!

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