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<\/p>\nSome simple shots of a common species and further evidence that followers of Feathered Photography have big hearts.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Three days ago at Farmington Bay WMA Red-winged Blackbirds were flocked up, feeding on sunflowers and phragmites and seemingly feeling their oats as they boisterously moved from one foraging area to another. This time of year blackbirds are a challenging exposure on phragmites because the dying phrag stalks and plumes are very light colored and the birds are so black but if the sun’s at the right angle to the bird it can be pulled off reasonably well.<\/p>\n In this shot I like the way the bird is framed between the plumed perch and the dying leaf on the left.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n The setting here is similar to the first photo but I think the overall effect of the image is quite different, in part because of the horizontal versus vertical crop and the different head turns from the birds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Many years ago Richard Ditch, one of my early bird photography mentors, taught me to appreciate graphic lines in my bird photos so I immediately thought of him when I saw this shot. I like the contrast of the sharp diagonal perch against the many mostly softer vertical stems behind it. And the blackbird provides an interesting focal point.<\/p>\n We’re on the periphery of the huge blizzard that’s slamming Montana this weekend so it’s been cloudy with intermittent rain and I haven’t been able to go shooting. Hopefully it will begin to clear out this afternoon so there’s a possibility for tomorrow.<\/p>\n In the meantime I hope to get some image culling done. My backlog is huge and intimidating.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On another subject:<\/p>\n A huge<\/span> thank you to followers of Feathered Photography for making a significant dent in the ambitious goal of the fundraiser for Jerry Liguori<\/a>. And that’s only the folks on the list whose names I recognize. Since my blog has over 900 subscribers I only recognize the names of those who comment regularly on my blog (or those who mentioned Feathered Photography in their comment when they donated). In addition, many folks donated anonymously and I’m sure that some of those also came from Feathered Photography.<\/p>\n Further evidence that my readers have big hearts. You restore at least part of my faith in humanity and I’m proud to know ya!<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some simple shots of a common species and further evidence that followers of Feathered Photography have big hearts.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/red-winged-blackbird-6590.jpg\" "\\"red-winged-blackbird")
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