{"id":12367,"date":"2013-02-13T07:34:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T14:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12367"},"modified":"2013-02-13T07:34:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T14:34:33","slug":"snow-hoppin-chukar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/13\/snow-hoppin-chukar\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow-hoppin’ Chukar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chukars typically\u00a0forage in small flocks and when they do one of them often sits on an elevated perch and serves as a sentry while the others are looking for food.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0This bird chose a pile of snow that had been pushed up high by a snow plow along the edge of a road.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

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When the rest of the\u00a0flock wandered off it decided it was time to look for a safe way down from its lofty perch.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

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\u00a0When they do so they’re very deliberate about it.\u00a0 This bird investigated several pathways down before settling on this direction.\u00a0 It’s quite a ways down so “he” was pretty careful about it.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

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Most birds would at least open their wings to soften the landing.\u00a0 Not Chukars.\u00a0 I’ve often been impressed by how far they’re willing to free-fall without using their wings.\u00a0 I sometimes refer to Chukars as “rock-hoppers” – guess I’ll have to add “snow-hoppers” to the list.<\/p>\n

Since I was using my 100-400mm zoom\u00a0lens for this sequence I wish I’d had time to back off a bit on the focal length for the jump, but I didn’t.\u00a0 Consequently I had to add some canvas for composition.\u00a0 It’s harder to get them in mid-air, sharp and composed well\u00a0than it looks.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chukars typically\u00a0forage in small flocks and when they do one of them often sits on an elevated perch and serves as a sentry while the others are looking for food.   \u00a01\/2500, f\/8, ISO 500, 100-400 @ 400mm, natural light \u00a0This bird chose a pile of snow that had been pushed up high by a snow plow along the edge of a road.     \u00a01\/3200, f\/8, ISO 500, 100-400 @ 400mm, natural light When the rest of the\u00a0flock wandered off it decided it was time to look for a safe way down from its lofty perch.   \u00a01\/2500, f\/8, ISO 500, 100-400 @ 400mm, natural light \u00a0When they do so they’re very deliberate about it.\u00a0 This bird investigated several pathways down before settling on this direction.\u00a0 It’s quite a ways down so “he” was pretty careful about it.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/8, ISO 500, 100-400 @ 400mm, natural light Most birds would at least open their wings to soften the landing.\u00a0 Not Chukars.\u00a0 I’ve often been impressed by how far they’re willing to free-fall without using their wings.\u00a0 I sometimes refer to Chukars as “rock-hoppers” – guess I’ll have to add “snow-hoppers” to the list. Since I was using my 100-400mm zoom\u00a0lens for this sequence I wish I’d had time to back off a bit on the focal length for the jump, but I didn’t.\u00a0 Consequently I had to add some canvas for composition.\u00a0 It’s harder to get them in mid-air, sharp and composed well\u00a0than it looks. Ron<\/p>\n

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