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Kingbird with Caterpillar
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Kingbird with Caterpillar

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 2018380 views12 comments
Cassin's kingbird with prey  (ID corrected)
2018:01:04 15:37:47
D800
500mm
1/800 sec, f/4
Mode: Av
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Robert Strickland on January 4, 2018 at 8:30 AM
great timing on this one, nice placement, nicely done
Registered on January 16, 2005, 96 Posts, 72 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 4, 2018 at 9:00 AM
I like how the radial background. The caterpillar is an added bonus. Well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 4, 2018 at 12:50 PM
Beautiful work, Sandy. Great detail and I love the background.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 4, 2018 at 1:27 PM
Sweet, Sandy.  Excellent detail in the bird and caterpillar and I love the oof pine needles as a bg.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM
This is pretty neat to have the pine needles create the radial BG. Nicely done.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 4, 2018 at 2:15 PM
Bill and Phil - this was in Arizona, so it's a fan palm in the BG.  cool
Sandy 
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on January 4, 2018 at 2:35 PM
Great composition, background and pose.  Prey puts it over the top.  Cassin's can be tough to find.
Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 5, 2018 at 4:01 PM
Wonderful shot, Sandy.
Superb BG and subject.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 6, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Hi Sandy, wonderful shot you have here. The pose and prey are great, of course, but the background adds enormously to what is already a great image ! Super cool ! Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on January 7, 2018 at 12:05 PM
Excellent shot, in every way, Sandy, as others have already mentioned. 
Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 7, 2018 at 1:18 PM
Hi Sandy,

Yowzer this one is nice. The fan palm frond in the BG adds some nice pattern to the BG.  The pose is perfect with caterpillar lunch readt to go down the hatchdevil......................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Moreau on January 8, 2018 at 11:14 AM
Sandy, nothing new to say that hasn't been said, but this is really fantastic! The OOF vegetation in the back creates a prefect background framing the bird, the pose is great, and the food takes it up another notch. Excellent!
Registered on April 21, 2015, 64 Posts, 584 Comments