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<\/p>\nThis may be my first decent shot of a blackbird of any species in flight.<\/p>\n
Two days ago after spending part of the morning on Antelope Island we decided to drop by Farmington Bay on the way home to see if birds had picked up any since our last visit.\u00a0 I was encouraged by the birds I saw so we’ll likely be returning\u00a0more often now.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, 500 f\/4 II, 1.4 tc, removed 2 cattail tips sticking into frame,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n It was a little late in the morning to be shooting blackbirds (poor light and detail\u00a0on the ventral blacks) but when this male took off from the cattail on the right its wing position and tail angle to the sun were just about right to bring out detail.\u00a0 It’s not often that I get any iridescence in this species but this time\u00a0there’s some on the tail.\u00a0 I like how the frozen motion shows\u00a0the\u00a0tip of the last wing primary feather bent against the side of the cattail.<\/p>\n I didn’t have more room on the\u00a0left so the bird is a bit centered in the frame –\u00a0next time I’ll add canvas to compensate.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This may be my first decent shot of a blackbird of any species in flight.<\/p>\n