{"id":165069,"date":"2024-10-29T06:07:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=165069"},"modified":"2024-10-29T06:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:32:58","slug":"magpie-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/29\/magpie-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Magpie In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I almost missed this one.<\/p>\n

A week ago today I posted a series of four takeoff and flight shots of a Black-billed Magpie<\/a><\/span><\/span> taken the day before on Antelope Island. I got other flight shots but I didn’t include any more of them because, as I said in my post, ” the magpie turned away from me in flight”.<\/p>\n

Well, I jumped the gun on that one. Occasionally I actually like a flight shot taken after the bird is past me or is beginning to turn away, especially if…<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

we can see its face and eye beneath one of its wings. The almost perfect circular arc of the wings enclosing the head seals the deal. The magpie’s face could be a little sharper but I think it’s ‘sharp enough’.<\/p>\n

This photo was taken two frames after the last shot I posted a week ago. When I was reviewing my photos the first time, I didn’t look carefully enough at this one. For me, the background is the clincher. I adore what my lens so often does with bokeh<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Winter is finally here. Our first winter storm of the season hit last night. It’s raining now and we’re forecast to get rain with some snow in the valleys and up to 16″ of snow in the mountains. The skiers and snowboarders are already going nuts.<\/p>\n

Time to find my snow shovel and dig out the ol’ snow blower. Thankfully, at this point at least, my bad back feels like it might be up to the challenge.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I almost missed this one.<\/p>\n

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