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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Posted by David Kjaer on April 29, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Just returned from 3 weeks visiting my daughter in Texas - as you can see I took my camera but did very little photography as this was a family holiday and I was low due to a virus I picked up!

This bird was quite common in the area and even showed up briefly in my daughter's garden.

Canon 1D MkIII + 500 iso 400 f8 at 1/1250
Posted by Dave Courtenay on April 29, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Might have to get a panoramic camera when i move over then :biggrin: Amazing looking bird-very nice indeed,Hope you are feeling better

Dave :wavey:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 29, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Great shot Dave,
I know 1DmkIII+500 is just a snapshot camera
no worry not really family destructive :biggrin: :cool:
Just hold it and shoot.
:cool: :cool: :toast: :toast:

Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Posted by Dave Bartlett on April 29, 2008 at 5:31 PM
If I appeared on a family holiday clutching my 1DMkIII + 500mm I might get spotted as having ulterior motives!! Nice shot btw :toast: :toast:

Dave
Posted by John Robinson on April 29, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Lovely shot ! - and in a wind by the looks of it !
JohnR
Posted by Paul Inglis on April 29, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Hi David,

Awesome capture! If I have anything more than a point and shoot on a family holiday, I get lynched! :argue:
:toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by David Kjaer on April 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Hi John

Yes very windy - we had very few days where there was only a breeze!

David
Posted by Ian Mason on April 29, 2008 at 6:33 PM
What a cracking bird! Excellently captured as usual. Difficult to compose with such a long tail.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on April 29, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Beautiful capture :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 30, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Nicely captured David, great pose & colours.

Steve :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 30, 2008 at 3:56 AM
Hi David,

Stunning bird , lovely pastle colours and a very nice BG aswell :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on April 30, 2008 at 4:13 AM
David

A very nice shot of a very interesting bird makes a change not to see them sitting on a wire fence. Observing their flight action is a treat in its self.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne / Kansas
Posted by John Chapman on April 30, 2008 at 5:54 AM
Hi David what a gorgeous bird well taken.
John :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 30, 2008 at 6:56 AM
Lovely bird, looks a warm spot ot rest at.

Tim
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on April 30, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Gorgeous bird, well captured. I would have liked to see it a bit more to the right in the frame.

Greg
Posted by Paula Graham on April 30, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Now , that is some bird! Fantastic.
I like the idea of your gear being snapshot material!!
Posted by Andy Bate on April 30, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Lovely stuff, bet that tail was a nightmare to get it all in!!!
Posted by PhilH on May 1, 2008 at 3:22 AM
Nice snap Dave..... wonderful looking bird.

Hope you are feeling better.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Paul Thomas on May 1, 2008 at 8:13 AM
A very striking bird. Great shot.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by eric weight on May 2, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Pretty impressive tail that and a nice shot as well.
:toast: :toast: Eric