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Broad-winged chicks
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Broad-winged chicks

by Charles Gangas

Gallery: AvianPosted July 7, 201081 views7 comments
Much to my surprise I discovered these chicks in a nest right across the road from my house. I had noticed the female had been flying around the back yard recently and so I followed her around to the front of the house and she took me right to her nest. The nest is about 50 ft high and I was about 30 meters from the tree. I took the image last Monday, and although the chicks are not flying I have no idea just how old they are. If someone has an answer/guess to age I'd appreciate a note in your comments. I'll note that I also used an extension tube (12mm) for the first time in hopes of bringing the subjects closer.

Thanks for taking a look.

D300
300mm f/2.8
TC-20E II
1/640sec @ f/8
ISO 640
EV 0
Matrix

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 7, 2010 at 5:59 PM
You did a good job on the POV. It doesn't have that "looking way up" feel to it. :smile:

There are some real experts on raptors here that could give a much better guess on age.

Peter
Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 7, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Excellent job getting both of them in sharp focus, Chuck. Wonderful clear eyes and catchlights. It doesn't really look like you were shooting up at much of an angle. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 7, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Nicely done!! Great job on getting both of them in focus, and it's a great little setting, with the oak leaves.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 8, 2010 at 2:11 AM
Great find and setting overall, and I like the way they seem to be lazily watching that strange creature with a funny box in its hands :wink: Excellent!
Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 8, 2010 at 4:57 PM
A tough shot to get with the surrounding branches but good detail and sharpness on the birds, wonderful find, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 9, 2010 at 1:35 AM
You've got a nice clean view of this nest Chuck, your image looks very good to me. From that distance I'm not sure how much your extension tube will help. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 10, 2010 at 7:41 PM
Neat image Chuck. Sharpness looks good and you got a nice look at both eyes and good separation of the birds and against mostly blue sky. DOF looks just about right. Did you get any images of them with all those positive characteristics with a little more space between the beak of the chick on the left and the tree trunk?
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments