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<\/a><\/p>\n1\/3200, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nThese are older photos taken on Antelope Island several years ago. I’d already taken several photos of him as he was posing and calling while I was very close to him. I’d taken my teleconverter off and had been shooting vertically while he was upright, which is why I have so little room on the right.<\/p>\n
At that point he apparently decided I was a little too<\/em> close for comfort so he suddenly hunkered down and raised one foot just prior to ‘sneaking’ over the front edge of the rock and jumping down into the vegetation below, which is typical Chukar behavior. Chukars rarely fly.<\/p>\nThat’s when I took this shot. I’m posting it because it’s an unusual pose and I like it.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nBut then he changed his mind about leaving and started calling again. I got quite a few nice photos of him as he was calling but it’s the “sneaky” pose that appeals to me most, probably just because it’s different.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Note: I’m having serious and mysterious computer problems this morning. I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to publish this post. Who knows how it might affect Feathered Photography down the road so expect the unexpected over the next few days.<\/em><\/p>\nUpdate: My computer issue may be fixed now. It’s working at the moment so time will tell…<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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