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<\/p>\nIt isn’t easy to get two birds sharp at these focal lengths and when one of them is in flight the degree of difficulty increases exponentially.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Yesterday morning on Antelope Island\u00a0I watched as an adult Western Kingbird tried to keep a couple of hungry fledglings fed and happy. The young birds waited for food deliveries\u00a0on this protective\u00a0wire cage guarding one of the trees on the island and I happened to get lucky with this shot as the adult came in with a cricket (or beetle).<\/p>\n A lot of things had to come together for this photo. I focused on the fledgling and fired a burst as the adult approached. I got a single shot where the adult was in flight and both birds were sharp and I was also\u00a0lucky enough to get a wing position\/flight posture I like and catch lights in the eyes of both birds. And I didn’t even clip any body parts!<\/p>\n The\u00a0wire and metal post are unattractive but if the birds had been in one of the trees I’d almost certainly have leaves or branches\u00a0in front of them so I won’t complain too much.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n The adult had its bill and the cricket in the mouth of the youngster even before\u00a0it was stable on the wire and its wings were completely folded\u00a0(those shots aren’t very good so I haven’t included any of them).<\/p>\n I sure was happy to see these kingbirds successfully fledge a couple of youngsters. The nest of the\u00a0last nesting pair I photographed on the island (two years ago)\u00a0was\u00a0abandoned before they even laid any eggs.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It isn’t easy to get two birds sharp at these focal lengths and when one of them is in flight the degree of difficulty increases exponentially.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/western-kingbird-9410-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"western-kingbird-9410-ron-dudley\\"")
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