California Towhee

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 2013222 views6 comments

Found only in a small area along the west coast of California.
This is the "gray" morph - there is also a browner version

D800
300mm
1/30 sec, f/4.5
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 1, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Sweet catch in the open with the framing vegetation.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 1, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Neat - I like the natural framing. I'd darken the greenery at the bottom and on both sides for an even stronger image.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 1, 2013 at 11:08 PM

Very nice, Sandy. Excellent detail in a tough exposure. Grat to see the grey morph of this species.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 2, 2013 at 12:57 PM

Excellent catch, Sandy and nicely captured.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 3, 2013 at 1:32 AM

Nice image which gives me a standard to try and attain. I have about 4 of these that feed in my backyard and we enjoy them very much. Enjoy your work as always.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 3, 2013 at 8:12 AM

Love the natural framing, nice catch,

Ray

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