{"id":32917,"date":"2015-07-26T05:43:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T11:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32917"},"modified":"2015-07-26T05:43:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T11:43:59","slug":"killdeer-at-a-development-stage-i-hadnt-photographed-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/26\/killdeer-at-a-development-stage-i-hadnt-photographed-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Killdeer At A Development Stage I Hadn’t Photographed Before"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday it struck me why I’ve missed this stage of development in Killdeer in the past. I’ve often photographed very young chicks but at the age of this bird the youngsters are almost as large as the adults. So with my naked eye I assume they are<\/em> adults and since Killdeer are so common in my usual bird haunts I often don’t even aim my lens their way. But yesterday morning (here on the Montana farm) I happened to look at this bird through my lens and it then became obvious that it was a young juvenile.<\/p>\n

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\"killdeer<\/p>\n

1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Notice that there’s a few remnants of down feathers left, lower neck feathers haven’t fully opened, tail and wing primaries\u00a0are not\u00a0fully developed, the eye ring color is more subdued than in adults and it has\u00a0that overall “juvenile look”. This bird had a sibling that appeared to be ever so slightly more developed.<\/p>\n

This extended camping trip is soon to come to an end. This morning I begin my 700 mile journey south. Since I’ll be pulling the camping trailer it will take me at least two days to arrive home but good birds may slow me down…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday it struck me why I’ve missed this stage of development in Killdeer in the past.<\/p>\n

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