{"id":159978,"date":"2024-06-09T05:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T11:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=159978"},"modified":"2024-06-09T05:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T11:52:52","slug":"mountain-magpie-takeoff-and-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/09\/mountain-magpie-takeoff-and-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Magpie Takeoff And Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most magpies I photograph are on Antelope Island but on those unusual occasions when I photograph one in the Wasatch Mountains I call it a “mountain magpie”. But no matter where I photograph it, or what I call it, it’s really a Black-billed Magpie.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I found this one in a mountain pasture four days ago. Unlike magpies on the island, up there magpies are pretty spooky so I was surprised when this one stayed on its fence post perch as I got close. I didn’t much like any of the perched shots I got but when ‘he’ took off I got a series of three flight shots I like so I’m presenting them today.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This time I had a light angle that lit up much of his iridescence in all three photos. Far more often than not I don’t get any iridescence at all in my magpie photos. They’re just a black and white bird.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This is my favorite of the three photos. I actually got 17 more shots of him in flight before he landed in the grassy pasture but not one of them was quite sharp enough to see the light of day.<\/p>\n

Oh well, he was mostly gliding so his wing positions weren’t very interesting anyway.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Most magpies I photograph are on Antelope Island but on those unusual occasions when I photograph one in the Wasatch Mountains I call it a “mountain magpie”. (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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