Greater Kiskadee

Gallery: AvianPosted April 12, 201092 views9 comments

D300 200-400mm with 1,7 TC @690mm F7.1 1/1000 ISO 640

Another new bird for me, from last month in Salieno, Texas, lured to the yucca tip by a little peanut butter hidden in the folds.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on April 12, 2010 at 3:45 PM

I remember these pretty birds and their wolf-whistle type call from the Caribbean. Great color, feather detail & just enough of the plant. Wonder if the background is a little noisy.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 12, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Beautiful shot Bob, nice and sharp all the way through. Great looking bird with all those colors and your comp works for me!!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 12, 2010 at 5:59 PM

Great image of a species we rarely see on this forum, Bob. Very sharp and well composed. Great perch. Not sure if you have some room, but I think moving the kiskadee a tad left would help the composition.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 12, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Gorgeous light and detail on this.Love the perch and bg too

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on April 12, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Never seen one of these. Nicely done. Perhaps a little centered for me but that is just my opinion. It is also my opinion that I would be very happy with it as it is.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 13, 2010 at 12:04 AM

Nice image, Bob. I'm not sure what you cropped here, but I think a bit more of the Yucca head would help the composition. Excellent detail and exposure.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 13, 2010 at 8:19 AM

Excellent detail in the larger image Bob - lovely bird

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 13, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Good capture, Bob. Like the colors of the image as a whole, esp those of the bird.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 14, 2010 at 4:46 PM

Nice detail and great BG Bob. The perch is cool too, congrats!

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