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Eastern Phoebe
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Eastern Phoebe

by Richard Teller

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 201085 views2 comments
We were on the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades and this little guy was posing on a reed close to the trail. All but one other person and myself walked right by him. I suppose they were looking for more exotic, colorful or larger birds. Even with the amount of people walking by looking for alligators, he stayed put and let me get several images.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/350
Aperture f16
ISO 400
263mm
Cropped to vertical

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Richard,
it's always nice when you meet a cooperative bird. I really like the pose and the look of this nice guy. If this were mine, I'd crop the image a little more so the subject would be more enhanced. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 15, 2010 at 11:17 AM
I really like this. Terrific habitat around this bird, and I rather like the choice of composition. It goes well with the story of your shot, about people walking right by and not noticing him.

And BTW...GO HUSKERS! Making the trek down tomorrow to see the game.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments