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Orange Bishop
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Orange Bishop

by Harry Harris

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2014152 views7 comments
I had been hearing about this bird for weeks so I joined a buddy for a trip to locate him in Irvine, California. Yesterday i used a 7D because of the cropped sensor which might bring him in closer. We spotted him and once we noted his territorial pattern of perches I set up and got quite a few images. I was not happy with the noise on my images so I went back this morning with my 5DMlll and 1.4 extender.

The little fellow was there again and his pattern seemed about the same so I set up. I was glad when the light improved. This little fellow really glows.

5D Mark lll with 500mm and 1.4ext
f / 7.1 at 1/1250
ISO 250

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 2, 2014 at 8:53 PM
A beautiful and unusual bird. Good detail and a nice calling pose. There is some minor haloing on the grass stem, the back and chest of the bird in the large image.

As this is a non-native species, I assume this was a captive subject?
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 2, 2014 at 11:04 PM
Skip, this is gorgeous!
Tack sharp, excellent colours, GREAT singing pose and interesting perch. Very slight haloing around the bird.
but a Top-notch image!
:toast: :toast:

Sandy

PS - Phil, Orange Bishops are native to sub-Sahara Africa. They are called weaver finches and were introduced into Southern California in the 1980′s. They like areas with lots of weeds, like river bottoms. I've heard these guys were down there, but have never seen one.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 2, 2014 at 11:46 PM
Nice clean image. Like the open beak, colors and perch. Nice work Skip. :toast:
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Comment posted by David Bogener on September 3, 2014 at 2:53 PM
Nice job on what has to be a difficult subject to expose well. Love the perch as well.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 3, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Outstanding. Techs are spot on.
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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on September 6, 2014 at 9:14 PM
Absolutely beautiful, Harry.
Nice composition!
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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 9, 2014 at 5:22 AM
Nice pose and composition. It looks even better in large version. Well done ! :toast:
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments