Brown-headed Cowbird

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 2017963 views7 comments

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ
Date: April 5, 2009, 7:33 am
Equipment: Nikon D200, AF-S Nikkor 300 f/2.8 D ED-IF plus TC-20E (2x), G1325 tripod with RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 200, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/200th @ f/11
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, cropped to 76% of full frame

Another from the unprocessed backlog. I’m rarely successful with multiple subjects, so I’m happy to have had these three cowbirds pose for me on a single branch of mesquite.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Please view the large version before commenting.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM

A great set of poses, too, Richard. I really like the overall composition in this one with those three poses and the neat mesquite vegetation. Well done.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 31, 2017 at 1:47 PM

Richard, this is really an excellent image of these three cowbirds. Their poses are wonderful, and the composition is great as well. Great detail.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 31, 2017 at 2:19 PM

Really nice light and perch here. I like the fact that you got all three in focus. A very interesting species.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 1, 2017 at 12:59 AM

Excellent detail and composition against a very clean BG. The light and the poses couldn't be much better either.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 1, 2017 at 6:19 AM

All been said. Well"grabbed" Nicely balanced pose on each bird too.
Is Mesquite what we call Mimosa ?
Cheers
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 2, 2017 at 11:53 PM

Wonderful poses, perfect detail in the larger version. I don't think this could have been done better.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 3, 2017 at 1:16 PM

Hi Richard
I agree with all the comments. The fact that each Cowbird is doing something different make the shot.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments