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Post bath preen.
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Post bath preen.

by John Neukirch

Gallery: AvianPosted April 13, 2013164 views2 comments
A little post bath preening. Notice the wet branch as he just arrived from below at the bird bath. A nuisance branch twig was cloned out using LR4.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC (420mm)
ISO 450
300mm
1/640 @ f/5.6
Tripod

Comments appreciated.

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 14, 2013 at 2:06 AM
Hi John. These guys can be tough to photograph, at least around here, as they spook very easily. So, very cool to catch one relaxed enough to hang around and preen for the camera; nice relaxed feel to this. If your vantage point was a bit higher you might have been able to have an all green farthest background, as is it is a bit broken up.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 27, 2013 at 8:10 AM
Nice clear view of the jay doing its thing John.
I like the wet branch beneath, it lets the viewer know what's happening immediately..
Great behavioral shot, well done:toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments