Cattle Tyrant

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 201357 views6 comments

Cattle Tyrant, Machetornis rixosa.

I took this one (from the car windos) some days ago, but could only post it today.

f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 400, -1/3, @420mm
Canon 7D, 300mm + 1.4x

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6 comments

Comment posted by May Haga on July 21, 2013 at 2:09 PM

Very nice Jefferson.
May

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 21, 2013 at 3:35 PM

An attractive photo. I wonder if the head could be a little lighter-there seems to be an exposure gradient, lighter in front and darker in the back, with the head having the lighting of the background.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 21, 2013 at 10:09 PM

The larger version show the detail nicely. The grass colors look a bit off...maybe it's just really dry there. Sharon

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 21, 2013 at 11:48 PM

The North American equivalent of this species is called a Western Kingbird and I don't get to see them on the ground very often, so unique setting IMO.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2013 at 8:33 AM

Nice detail in the larger image Jefferson

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 24, 2013 at 7:35 PM

Thanks, guys!

Sharon, it's actually pretty dry at the time I took this one.
Kurt, you'll find the Cattle Tyrant mostly on the ground. Or on the back of some cow!

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