Juvie Lghd Shrike

Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2012164 views5 comments

Olympus E5, ZD300f2.8, 2xTC, ISO100, f5.7, 1/1250 resting on vehicle window

Found 3 juvie Loggerhead Shrikes getting fed by Mom this afternoon at Benton Lake NWR. This one was calling for his turn as Mom returned from the hunt. This is about a 50% crop.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 3, 2012 at 12:14 AM

Cute little one! Nice begging pose, and great face and eye.
Quite a bit of noise on the bird in the larger version, though - a smaller crop still be effective and eliminate some or all of the noise.
Nice catch!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 3, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Don't think I have ever seen a shot of a juvie Loggerhead Dave. I can't ever seem to get a shot of the adults I am happy with since they are very skittish. I love the open beach and wingspread. I wish the shadows weren't so heavy, but you handled the exposure on them really well. Nice work! I'm not seeing the noise Sandy is talking about.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 3, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Great pose of the juvie anticipating being fed. Really nice detail in those downy feathers.

Ray

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 9, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Great action, wonderful capture.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 11, 2012 at 8:27 PM

I like the POV and cute juvie pose a lot David, great blue BG too.
The perch makes this comp work nicely also.
The open beak and catchlight take it over the top, well done!

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