{"id":161220,"date":"2024-07-05T05:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=161220"},"modified":"2024-07-05T06:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:35:05","slug":"eastern-kingbird-in-an-olive-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/05\/eastern-kingbird-in-an-olive-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Kingbird In An Olive Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

And some ‘birds’ without feathers.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I didn’t find many birds in Box Elder County three days ago but as I was about to head for home I found this Eastern Kingbird on an exposed perch, so I stopped for ‘him’. I had very little time with him because a couple of loudly jabbering bikers came up behind me and scared him off before I got any pose variety. When this photo was taken, he could see and hear them coming.<\/p>\n

By then it was later in the morning so the light was beginning to get harsh. But it’s been nearly four years (7\/20\/20) since I’ve posted any Eastern Kingbird photos, so I figured it was past time.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been laying low and staying home for most of this week because of holiday crowds and the fireworks that I despise. But yesterday I decided to try to photograph a different kind of ‘bird’.<\/p>\n

The 419th Fighter Wing out of Hill Air Force Base flew low over 17 Utah cities in celebration of the Fourth of July and they were scheduled to pass over Murray, where I live, at 8:55 AM. So I set up my gear in my back yard and hoped to get lucky with lighting and shooting through my neighbor’s tall trees.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n

They were right on time at 8:55 but they turned to go back north before I hoped they would so the F-35A Lightening ll’s were always backlit. The upside to the back light was that it allowed me to capture both wingtip vortices<\/a><\/span><\/span> on all three fighters.<\/p>\n

Hopefully I’ll get back to photographing birds with feathers in the next day or two.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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On an unrelated note:<\/em><\/p>\n

I did have one major success yesterday. Recently, our neighborhood rat (Rattus norvegicus) has become much more brazen and annoying. And maybe careless. I’ve been trying to trap him for weeks and late yesterday morning I finally got the little bastard. Today is garbage day. He’ll be on his way to the dump within the hour.<\/em><\/p>\n

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And some ‘birds’ without feathers. (2 photos)<\/p>\n

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