1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nFlight shots of Black-crowned Night Herons are an unusual commodity in my portfolio but I was able to snap this one off about a year ago at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I had been photographing other birds on the water when this juvenile flew past unexpectedly.<\/p>\n
All I had time to do was lift my lens for a couple of grab shots so my settings aren’t ideal, the bird is slightly past me and the left wing primaries are in shadow but the bird is sharp and it’s a BCNH in flight so I’m happy to have it.<\/p>\n
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As I write this I’m sitting in the 4 AM darkness in my camping trailer\u00a0at our favorite camping spot in the back country\u00a0near the Montana\/Idaho border. Yesterday afternoon and evening we spent several hours cruising for birds but the skies were turbulent and stormy and the light was mediocre at best so I don’t have\u00a0much to show for my efforts – so far.<\/p>\n
But I am encouraged! We spotted a larger number and a greater variety of raptors than we’ve seen in the area for several years. It’s been a wet spring so the grasses and other vegetation are thick, tall and still green and ground squirrels are everywhere so there should be plenty of raptor food available.<\/p>\n
The down side is that in this remote country the raptors are truly wild and extremely skittish so they’re difficult to approach.<\/p>\n
We’ll see how it goes. As I always say, “bird photography ain’t easy”.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Plus an early camping trip report from Montana and Idaho.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n