Yellow-breasted Chat

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 2011119 views18 comments

A species normally found in the Interior of B.C., this one showed up recently for about a month in the Vancouver area and was a "lifer" for me. I finally saw it on my third day of trying, but it came into the open only briefly. It was not seen again soon after this day. This is one 'skulker'! Maybe I'll get to see another in the Interior later this year!

1D4, 700mm, 1/400 @f7.1, ISO1250, mid-day overcast sky, tripod, cloned a couple of the OOF reeds on left BG, and then decided to leave things be.

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18 comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on January 15, 2011 at 12:22 PM

I really like this shot. The detail is great. If it were mine, I would print it and put it on my wall. I am expanding my shots to looking for small birds. Boy they are hard to capture in the clear. You have provided me with incentive to keep trying. Thanks

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 15, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Nice one, KC. Congrats on the lifer. I have seen these rarely and briefly, but never got a photo. Beautiful bird.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Nice job capturing this Chat KC. They are fairly common around here in the spring, and I have yet to get a decent shot. They do not come out in the open very often. Very nice job bringing out detail in overcast lighting.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 15, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Nice capture, KC !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Congratulations on capturing this image!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

KC Great to add another to your list!
Nice pose here, bright colors, and very interesting perch.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Lovely, and well composed.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on January 15, 2011 at 4:52 PM

Great image KC! Congratulations on the lifer and such a great shot of it.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on January 15, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Very clean for iso 1250. Very nice colour and comp. It sure has been wet and cold here in the Pacific Northwest. Congrats on the "lifer"...

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM

I see these guys every once in a while and have never gotten an image any where close to this good. Nicely in the open, great headturn, eye to eye perspective, and great details. Well done image of this skulker.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 15, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Really like the setting KC - great detail

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 15, 2011 at 7:35 PM

I'm so jealous! They live just to the west of here, but I have yet to ever see one as well. And this guy was there recently? Weird!

Really nice capture of him, I like the perch he's on. Reeds don't bother me at all.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 15, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Great work (as always) Kwan! I like the green moss on the perch also and the head turn on this bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Another nice capture KC. I love the perch. Very natural looking.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Beautiful bird and image, KC.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 17, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Gee KC, even your "brief opportunities" come out well composed with nice detail and perfect poses, what's with that!?!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 17, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Very nice with excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 17, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Love the pose & setting KC, great look at the eye too. Nice job getting this species as much in the open as you did.

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