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<\/p>\nYesterday morning I was able to get a nice take-off shot of a Western Meadowlark on Antelope Island.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n The bird was\u00a0singing\u00a0from a rabbitbrush perch which partially obscured parts of the body and tail so I removed my teleconverter and hoped for something I liked better if\/when it took off and this time the meadowlark cooperated.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n When it launched I was able to get an action\u00a0pose I like with the head clear of the\u00a0right wing, good eye contact, a catch light and most of the bird is sharp and in good light.\u00a0The right wing is soft mostly due to lack of depth of field but\u00a0that\u00a0softness looks like motion blur so I have no problem with it.<\/p>\n I often include what to me are less desirable images in my posts (like the first one here) for no other reason than to set the stage for what comes next with the shot(s) I like better but perhaps doing so is superfluous. If you have an opinion on the matter, either way, I’d appreciate knowing it. Perhaps most folks would prefer to see just the primary (best) image(s).<\/p>\n It’s something I’ve often wondered about…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n Note: For those interested many folks (including me)\u00a0were out looking for the Gyrfalcon on the Antelope Island causeway yesterday but as far as I know now one spotted it.\u00a0 There’s a lot of hunting space for that bird out there so it could still be in the area but it’s also possible that it flew the coop.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday morning I was able to get a nice take-off shot of a Western Meadowlark on Antelope Island.<\/p>\n![\"western](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/western-meadowlark-3049-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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