Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted January 12, 2015125 views11 comments

I've been trying to make a photo of this guy, but I always find him on a wire. This time it was on a nice perch.

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4
f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 250, -0.7

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 12, 2015 at 9:36 PM

Just awesome - I really like how the bird is looking back and how long that tail is

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 12, 2015 at 10:24 PM

Lovely capture. That long tail is spectacular. The background shows off the bird well.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 12, 2015 at 10:30 PM

I like the composition on this lot Jefferson With those ling tails it isn't easy getting a good comp and keeping them in the frame (tail and all). Nice job waiting for the head turn to make this work nicely.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 12, 2015 at 11:09 PM

Very cool image. Nice work on the composition. All the lines work well in this image.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 13, 2015 at 11:02 AM

Wonderful species ! Never seen one alas... Congrats !Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 13, 2015 at 12:12 PM

Awesome!

When I lived in NJ I missed seeing one at Cape May because I'd gone birding in Virginia instead that weekend.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 13, 2015 at 1:50 PM

Love that long tail. Great background and sharp details with a perfect pose. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Jason Jablonski on January 14, 2015 at 12:48 AM

Love this image Jefferson!! Great perch and crop! Wallhanger for sure

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 14, 2015 at 3:04 PM

Thanks for your comments, guys.
I'll post another image today, with a White-browed Blackbird in the very same perch. It flew away, and in the same moment this fork-tailed flycatcher landed on the same perch.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 15, 2015 at 3:59 PM

Sweet comp and great head turn of this guy. The comp really shows off the long tail feathers.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 17, 2015 at 11:17 PM

Love the composition, this couldn't be better!

Ray

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