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Gallery: AvianPosted August 15, 2012276 views12 comments

Olympus E5, ZD300 2.8, 1.4xTC, ISO100, f7.1, 1/250 resting on vehicle window

Big cold front with high winds came through last night. Quick ride out to the local NWR yielded some shots. It was still very cloudy and a bit dark out with some light rain at times. Got this Swainson's family alongside the paved road on the way to the refuge. Guess mom was trying to show the kids the proper way to eat a gopher. Got several different poses, but I like this one with the nearest juvie seemingly cowering from mom's "words".

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12 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on August 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Very nice image, Dave. Super detail in the birds. Your focus was right on. Nice comp and the birds sure gave you a great pose. Nice BG to show everything off. Well done.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on August 15, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Love this family shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 15, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Great interaction and wonderful to get them all lined up like that, Dave. Excellent detail throughout. Excellent image.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 16, 2012 at 12:24 AM

A terrific photo, Dave. Excellent capture of interaction, interesting postures and great techs. As well as a group photo of Swainson's, usually a solitary species. Fine work.

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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on August 16, 2012 at 4:47 AM

Beautiful family shot, they all have great expressions, the shot is really telling a story.
Ester

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Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 16, 2012 at 5:13 AM

Three birds are better than one bird. At least if yoy get them to pose like this. Background and sharpness is very good.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 16, 2012 at 7:59 AM

Wonderful family shot! Nice colors and clean background, excellent.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 16, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Wow, what a great find and an excellent shot. I like that all three are sharp with good detail and the background color really compliments the overall image . I might crop the top just below the dark line but a very minor item. Wonderful image, the larger image was a pleasure to view, way to go.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM

A unique image in my experience. Very nice getting all three together and withi the DOF.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 17, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Excellent images and the interaction you show is priceless ! Well done,

, Hans

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on August 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Haha, funny about the little one cowering

! I love that they all have different poses! Very nice detail in the feathers, looks like you chose the best possible aperture for the image. What a bonus to have the gopher there! I hope to see more!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM

A beautiful image David. Love the varied poses/views. Excellent image quality and dof. Would love to have taken this!

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