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Red Winged Blackbirds of Lagerman Res

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Posted by Nick Moore on March 29, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Red Winged Blackbirds of Lagerman Res
One local spot for me that always yields decent birding, is Lagerman Reservoir, situated SW of Longmont. The one or so mile of dirt road that skirts the res is great for Bald Eagles, Harriers, and Red Winged Blackbirds. Here are a couple Blackbirds from this past Sunday.
50D, 100-400L IS.
Posted by Nick Moore on March 29, 2010 at 8:16 PM
#2
Posted by Nick Moore on March 29, 2010 at 8:16 PM
#3
Posted by Jeff Hackett on March 29, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Classic pose in #2, and great personality in #3. Three winners in my opinion.
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Posted by Morris McClung on March 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Crisp, clean, perfect dof and bokeh, vibrant color. This series is great, Nick! Has Meikle turned you to the dark side of avian photography? :biggrin:
Posted by Nick Moore on March 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Thanks guys. Morris, yes Bill has been rubbing off on me. Has been good though shooting Avian, gets me out in the winter time, and makes use of what was my least used lens (100-400).
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM
This just TICKS ME OFF! When I was down at Monte Vista NWR recently, I found a rwbb perched like this and took some shots, but he was so insignificant in the frame that not even cropping into it would provide enough satisfactory information to make a decent photo. The bird looked like a freakin' postage stamp! Same lens, but with a FF sensor and, apparently no ability to move in as close as you did, Nick.

Shorter version of this diatribe: I want to take rwbb pics this awesome!
Posted by John Mumaw on March 29, 2010 at 11:11 PM
All of these are spectacular!
I get a huge amount of enjoyment viewing the wildlife that you and others photograph so successfully. Thank you very much for that!
Posted by Dan Walters on March 29, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Great images! Really like the singing pose in the last image!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Nice shots Nick! I also like the light and singing pose best in #3!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 30, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Great color and nice crisp images - liked teh one at #3 :smile:
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on March 30, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Great shots Nick. I like the pose in the second one. The focus and the catch light in the eye is just perfect.
Posted by Jeff Beard on March 30, 2010 at 4:30 PM
These are awesome! I really struggle with bird shots so I have an appreciation for the folks that can pull them off.
Posted by Don George on March 31, 2010 at 8:47 AM
NIce set of images Nick, The birds are really coming through now. Saw a group of Bluebirds migrating through on Saturday.
Posted by Steven Peckham on March 31, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Nicely done Nick. I like #2 the most as both legs are seen and the wings don't hide the shape of the bird's body. Might consider cloning out the tip of the rush in the LLH corner for simplicity.