Free Beer!

Gallery: AvianPosted June 15, 201584 views5 comments

Canon1D-X, 500mm f4 + 1.4 TC, handheld
f6.3, 1/1000, ISO200

The last-arriving Interior Alaska spring migrant, the Alder Flycatcher. The only way I can tell Alder Flycatchers from other Empidonax species is by the call, which sounds to my ear exactly like "free beer." Yes, he is perched in an Alder. The late evening light (10 PM) makes him look a little more yellow than he really is.

40% of full frame. Adjustments to Levels. Selective sharpening to the bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 15, 2015 at 6:56 PM

Sweet, Jim, but where's the free beer? Excellent pose and detail and some wonderfu late evening light.

devil

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 15, 2015 at 10:01 PM

Nice clean, simple and sharp image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 15, 2015 at 10:33 PM

Nice pose and I like the curved branch. I was thinking I might crop this a bit, but saw you are already at 40%, so probably wouldn't crop it further.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 17, 2015 at 5:27 AM

Looks like a peaceful little fellow in this image ! Never seen one, thanks for sharing ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 18, 2015 at 4:37 PM

It's tough to get good shots of these little empidnax flycatchers and this one is nice and sharp, well lit and composed. devil

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