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<\/p>\n‘Talking’ to another curlew as he flew.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This is an older photo, taken in May of last year, of a male Long-billed Curlew flying in front of one of the Great Salt Lake beaches on Antelope Island. This bird and another curlew were ‘talking’ to each other as he flew. I wish he hadn’t been a little past me already but I like the background, his wing position and the fact that he’s calling.<\/p>\n I’ve posted a couple of other photos of this bird in the past but this one is new to Feathered Photography.<\/p>\n When I took the photo I was actually driving forward at about 10 mph – it was either that or miss the shot. Rest assured that I did it safely. It was very early in the morning (6:56 AM), the road and the island were deserted and before I did it I made sure there’d be no chance of any mishap. I’m chicken that way.<\/p>\n Thankfully I had enough shutter speed to minimize lens shake while hand holding my gear. I try to keep my default camera settings in a range that will give me the best chance of that and this time it worked.<\/p>\n Thinking about all you folks in the path of hurricane Hilary.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ‘Talking’ to another curlew as he flew.<\/p>\n