Vermilion Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted June 6, 2013218 views15 comments

My favourite Flycatcher made this native Southern California Yucca whipplei flower (Hesperoyucca whipplei) one of its perches. This perch is quite tall (8 ft) and I was amazed that it could pick up such small insects on the ground, sometimes quite far away. Shot this in early May in Indian Wells CA. Setting sunlight was filtered by a large tree not fully leaved.

1DX, 600mm + 1.4X, ISO 800, 1/2000 @ f10.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 6, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Great shot, K.C.! The wingspread looks wonderful as does the mouthful of insect(s). Beautifully captured-- great timing.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 6, 2013 at 3:41 PM

Fantastic, Kwan. All the right elements together in one place.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 6, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Sweet shot KC - perch, pose and prey against a superb BG. Nice job handling those reds, which can be tougher than whites sometimes. Love it!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 6, 2013 at 9:33 PM

Beautiful work, especially catching the otstretched wings AND the bird's dinner in its mouth!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 6, 2013 at 9:40 PM

I like the outstretched wings, the bug in the mouth and really nice exposure on the reds Kwan. The tiniest little nit for me, is I find myself wishing for just a little more room on the top and right. but it still works very well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 6, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Excellent, Kwan. Wonderful pose and the prey is a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 7, 2013 at 3:25 AM

Kc,

Great action shot of a wonderful bird

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on June 7, 2013 at 4:03 AM

Lovely image Kwan! The only thing is that I'd tone down the perch a tad,
Cheers, Greg

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 7, 2013 at 6:08 AM

Fantastic shot - I would love to see the larger version. Everything is great in this shot: wing spread, perch, background colors etc.

- Great job ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM

Simply the best Vermillion Flycatcher photo I've seen. Absolutely brilliant, Kwan.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 7, 2013 at 6:53 PM

Spectacular shot Kwan, love the wingspread and the prey

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 7, 2013 at 7:21 PM

Stunning KC. Wonderful pose.
May

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 8, 2013 at 12:37 AM

The pose with open wings, the insect are bonuses to the allready excellent background and perch. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Hope to get a shot of this awesome bird one day KC, love this one.
Very nice

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 24, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Wonderful vivid shot! The perch, wings spread and the buy make this exceptional.

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