Curve-billed Thrasher

Gallery: AvianPosted March 1, 2018290 views4 comments

The other day I posted a photo of a Long-billed Thrasher. I also photographed its cousin the Curve-billed Thrasher. Here a male isn't too happy with a female getting into his space! I took this image from a ground-level blind two weeks ago on Laguna Seca Ranch in south Texas in early morning light. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4X III at 700mm, manual exposure f/7.1 at 1/1250th, ISO 2500

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 1, 2018 at 2:43 PM

Nice interaction captured. Consider a crop to remove some of the OOF foreground?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 1, 2018 at 4:31 PM

Great interaction and the eyes, really pop, Chuck. This is one case where getting really low worked against you a bit, I think, as the oof foreground is not very appealing to my eye.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on March 1, 2018 at 10:49 PM

I fully agree Dennis. I actually cropped out as much of the foreground as I could, but it still detracts from the appeal of the image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 3, 2018 at 7:18 PM

Nice interaction and detail here Chuck devil

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