{"id":13769,"date":"2013-03-28T03:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=13769"},"modified":"2013-03-27T18:21:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T00:21:30","slug":"a-chukar-sentry-abandons-its-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/28\/a-chukar-sentry-abandons-its-post\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chukar Sentry Abandons Its Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve never been able to get a Chukar in flight or taking off,\u00a0largely\u00a0because they’re\u00a0so\u00a0hesitant to fly.\u00a0\u00a0Even when they’re perched on an elevated rock they usually just hop to the ground when they’re ready to leave.\u00a0 And when they do fly, typical of most upland game birds, they fly very fast, low to the ground and away from you which makes for an almost impossible target.<\/p>\n

But I got one yesterday morning, taking off.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a01\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 100-400 @260mm, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This bird was acting as a sentry (also called a sentinel)\u00a0for a small group of other Chukars nearby.\u00a0 It’s observation perch of choice was a sign post that was high enough that it had to actually\u00a0fly when it decided to leave.\u00a0 I was too close to this bird for my 500mm lens so I quickly grabbed my 100-400 zoom lens\u00a0and when it looked like it might be thinking of taking off I zoomed back far enough to give the Chukar\u00a0enough room to fly into.<\/p>\n

I had plenty of light for a shutter speed fast enough to freeze the wings of even this buzz-saw flier (those relatively short wings on such a chunky bird really have to churn to get\u00a0it airborne)\u00a0and was lucky enough to catch the wings in a position I like.\u00a0 A more appealing perch would have been nice but I’m pleased with the way most everything else turned out.<\/p>\n

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

I’ve never been able to get a Chukar in flight or taking off,\u00a0largely\u00a0because they’re\u00a0so\u00a0hesitant to fly.\u00a0\u00a0Even when they’re perched on an elevated rock they usually just hop to the ground when they’re ready to leave.\u00a0 And when they do fly, typical of most upland game birds, they fly very fast, low to the ground and away from you which makes for an almost impossible target. But I got one yesterday morning, taking off.   \u00a01\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 100-400 @260mm, natural light This bird was acting as a sentry (also called a sentinel)\u00a0for a small group of other Chukars nearby.\u00a0 It’s observation perch of choice was a sign post that was high enough that it had to actually\u00a0fly when it decided to leave.\u00a0 I was too close to this bird for my 500mm lens so I quickly grabbed my 100-400 zoom lens\u00a0and when it looked like it might be thinking of taking off I zoomed back far enough to give the Chukar\u00a0enough room to fly into. I had plenty of light for a shutter speed fast enough to freeze the wings of even this buzz-saw flier (those relatively short wings on such a chunky bird really have to churn to get\u00a0it airborne)\u00a0and was lucky enough to catch the wings in a position I like.\u00a0 A more appealing perch would have been nice but I’m pleased with the way most everything else turned out. Ron<\/p>\n

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