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At this point I thought he might be about to throw in the towel and take off from the perch but he…<\/p>\n
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was stubborn. Apparently after actively hunting on the wing all morning he needed the rest and preferred to stay perched. Either that or he was actively hunting from the post and wanted to continue to do so.<\/p>\n
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But very soon his right foot slipped once again so he must have thought to hell with it and in the very next shot in the burst he…<\/p>\n
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gave up and took off.<\/p>\n
His attempt to stay on the perch lasted for much longer than readers might think. I’ve only presented 11 photos here but I took 64 shots of his struggle from beginning to end and I paused my bursts several times to keep my buffer from filling up so it lasted for a quite a while.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure why he had so much trouble. Obviously the top of the perch was relatively small but I’m still a little surprised he had such a time of it. There was only a slight breeze that morning but it’s still possible it was a contributing factor.<\/p>\n
Whatever the cause I thought his struggle was an interesting one, despite the far-away bird and noticeably noisy images.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Notes: <\/em><\/p>\n\n- I ran out of time to include complete image techs but here’s a summary – 1\/2500-1\/6400, f\/6.3, ISO 1000, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender<\/em><\/li>\n
- Bird numbers and early spring behaviors have finally begun to pick up around here and the weather is improving too. Both have been a very long time coming so I’m more than a little encouraged!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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