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Prairie Chicken Again
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Prairie Chicken Again

by Richard Teller

Gallery: AvianPosted April 19, 2012135 views3 comments
Another view of the dancing Prairie Chicken. He is intent on the business at hand, trying to lure the young ladies to his lek. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge north central Nebraska. Thanks for your comments.

Canon 40D
Sigma 80-400
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/90
Aperture f6.7
ISO 1000
380mm
Tripod
Cropped to 75% of original
Processing in PSE9

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 19, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Another nice, One, Richard. Great angle and light and I like the pose.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 20, 2012 at 5:41 AM
I like the almost head on look Richard. Nice habitat fading into a blurred BG. Very pleasing..
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 22, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Good shot, but I found myself wishing to see more of the bird, especially the legs, which are doing the dancing.
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