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<\/p>\nI always enjoy a\u00a0sequential series of images that shows action.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n These photos were taken this past April on a morning when there was a frenzy of curlew activity on Antelope Island. Several male curlews in this area had been excitedly competing for the attention of a female (at least that’s the way I interpreted the behavior) and just moments before there had been at least one attempted mating<\/a>. Birds would repeatedly take off, fly over the area as they called loudly and then land again\u00a0nearby.<\/p>\n When this curlew launched I was able to get a series of shots of the takeoff and I liked the three I’m presenting here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n This might be my favorite of the three because both wings and legs are fully extended in the effort of takeoff, with that\u00a0ridiculously long bill pointing the way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n I was able to get several more images after this one but by then the bird was too far past me so I deleted them.<\/p>\n To be perfectly honest I never posted this series\u00a0before because I wasn’t very fond of the road we see in the upper background\u00a0which becomes more prominent as the series proceeds. But when I stumbled across the images again\u00a0last night I decided\u00a0it’s really not such a big deal.<\/p>\n I guess I’m becoming a little more flexible in my old age…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n PS – Ok, I’ll admit to some curiosity about something. Did you notice the road in the background before I mentioned it and if you did how much do you think it detracts from the images? If you decide to respond (which isn’t necessary of course)\u00a0please be perfectly honest, either way. Thanks.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I always enjoy a sequential series of images that shows action.<\/p>\n![\"long-billed-curlew-8593-ron-dudley\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/long-billed-curlew-8593-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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