"Demanding"

Gallery: AvianPosted June 14, 2011210 views15 comments

A second shot of the classic behavior, this time with a Cardinal dad and juvie..
F/5.6, 1/250th, ISO 800, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 around 7:30pm and overcast.
No flash.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on June 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Lovely birds and well taken, we don't have these in the UK and Ive never seen them before so thanks for sharing

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 14, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Very nice behavior shot Howard! I like the wing movement on the juvie showing his/her excitement about the meal.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 14, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Marvelous capture Howard, excellent angle on both subjects for eye-contact and what a great feeding pose, beautiful, thanks for sharing :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM

I really like the overall composition with the placement of birds and the diagonal position of the branch. A good behavioral shot with both birds heads in focus. Nice job getting this difficult shot, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 14, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Excellent capture howard. Nice detail right down to the seed still in the cardinals beak.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on June 14, 2011 at 2:17 PM

Another great behavior shot for your already wonderful action filled gallery. Well done.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM

Excellent, Howard. Great behavior and good detail in both birds.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM

lovely behaviour and exposure here Howard...I like the slight wing blur too

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on June 14, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Terrific behavioral interaction shot and your camera was at perfect angle to capture it. The overcast probably helped with the exposure of the reds.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Terrific capture!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 14, 2011 at 11:37 PM

Great image Howard, the wing blur adds to the the drama, one of the best examples of an adult bird feeding a fledged bird that I've seen.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 15, 2011 at 12:09 AM

I've been watching this same behavior in my yard. Father and juvie. Haven't seen mom participating in it. The juvie can get pretty vocal when asking for food. You've done a good job on it. Getting a good angle on something like this can be tough.

Father and son together.......HAPPY FATHER's DAY to all dads out there.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 15, 2011 at 9:29 AM

HOWARD! Great timing on this. It is super amazing and just adds to my appreciation of the behavior. Your timing is great and I even appreciate the movement captured in the juvies tail.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on June 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Great action shot- Excellent pose, colours and BG - My best congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 16, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Excellent work, nice blur on the babies wing. The colors of the birds stands out nicely with the green background.

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments