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<\/p>\nA fierce little predator on a colorful perch in interesting light.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Today I’ve reached back into my archives for reasons I’ll explain.<\/p>\n Eight years ago I was lucky enough to get close to this Loggerhead Shrike perched on a sunflower stem from the previous year on Antelope Island. The shrike was so relaxed it stayed squatted down on the perch even with me that close which I thought was rather unusual.<\/p>\n I’ve never posted the image before in part because it’s an awkward one compositionally. I wanted to keep all three dried sunflower flowers and the shriveled leaf at bottom in the composition and that meant a vertical crop with the bird centered in the frame which isn’t necessarily ideal. But when I found the image again last night I decided to run with it today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Readers may notice a change in tone in Feathered Photography for a day or two. My pickup will be in the shop for up to two days to have some long-neglected work done. I’m not a happy camper without a vehicle because it’s terribly inconvenient, it interrupts my routine and prevents me from going shooting. Wouldn’t you know it, the forecast is for sunny days for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n To make things worse I was in the middle of tuning up and making repairs to my camping trailer in anticipation of camping soon and now I won’t be able to go get parts I’ll probably need.<\/p>\n So I can’t go shooting and I’ll be stewing in my juices and possibly posting from my archives for a day or two.<\/p>\n As you can probably tell I don’t do change well.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A fierce little predator on a colorful perch in interesting light.<\/p>\n