Indigo Bunting
Aug 20, 2015 08:31:20 #
Since I'm a newbie here, I'm trying out the photo gallery posting section to see what happens!
Licking his chops, Indigo Bunting, Male 2-3 years? Molting? Hainesport, NJ 8/8/2015. A friend of mine and I watched this guy, first in the distance in a shaded area, and then as he gradually moved toward us, eventually perching in a sunny area where this photo was taken. Since this was my first photo of an Indigo Bunting, I was pretty excited! I did wish for prettier surroundings, but the bird itself is pretty cool to see on its own. On the computer, I noticed that the color, instead of indigo, was more of an azure on much of the body with some dark blue/indigo shade on the face. At first I thought the sun had brightened/altered its coloring. But according to one photo I saw, the azure color is typical for a second year male, so Im guessing this guy is between his second and third year. Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 100-400mm @ 400mm, Av, Spot, ISO 800, F 5.6, 1/2000 sec, 0 EV, no flash
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CanonShot wrote:
Nice "study" shot. Keep posting.
Thanks, Canonshot!
What's a study shot? :)
Aug 20, 2015 08:49:15 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
Since I'm a newbie here, I'm trying out the photo gallery posting section to see what happens!
Very nice. The catchlight in the eye and broken background complement the image.
Aug 20, 2015 08:52:55 #
Aug 20, 2015 09:09:08 #
MtnMan wrote:
Very nice. The catchlight in the eye and broken background complement the image.
Thanks, MtnMan. I'm a big fan of eye catch light! As to the background, I wasn't paying any attention to it! I just hoped the 400mm would keep it reasonably blurry.
Thanks to your comment, I'll try to pay more attention to the background.
Aug 20, 2015 09:09:41 #
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Aug 20, 2015 09:20:24 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
Thanks, Canonshot!
What's a study shot? :)
What's a study shot? :)
I am a serious birding nut and photograph birds as often as I can from the Outer Banks, Delaware, NJ, PA, with a yearly trip to Magee Marsh east of Toledo in Ohio when the warblers stack up against Lake Erie during the spring migration. Here in PA, there is seldom a day that I am not photographing or watching birds.
With that said, I use UHH to find good photos to study species I don't see often or lack a recent photo of. Your image became my photo study image for today. My wife and I have already spent some time discussing your photo. It is just what we do. Thanks for posting.
Aug 20, 2015 09:22:15 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
Since I'm a newbie here, I'm trying out the photo gallery posting section to see what happens!
What a great shot of an Indigo Bunting...thank you for sharing it with us!!
Aug 20, 2015 09:31:59 #
Aug 20, 2015 09:34:24 #
CanonShot wrote:
With that said, I use UHH to find good photos to study species I don't see often or lack a recent photo of. Your image became my photo study image for today.
With that said, I use UHH to find good photos to study species I don't see often or lack a recent photo of. Your image became my photo study image for today.
Thanks for that explanation. I'm honored to be of help!
Someday I hope to visit Magee Marsh during the warbler migration.
Den
Aug 20, 2015 09:35:08 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
What a great shot of an Indigo Bunting...thank you for sharing it with us!!
Thanks, Jan!
I'm happy to share it!
Den
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