Tropical Kingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted November 3, 2014129 views8 comments

This species reaches into southernmost Arizona and Texas (where I was). I'm pretty sure it's not a Western Kingbird as it has plain brownish tall and lacks the black tail rimmed in white of the Western variety.
Taken with a D4 and 500 mm lens at f/8.0, 1/1600, ISO 1600 and -2/3ev. Richard

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 3, 2014 at 3:40 PM

Very nice light and detail Richard, I agree it's not a Western but in South Texas it's more likely to be Couch's Kingbird, almost impossible to tell apart except by voice.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 3, 2014 at 4:39 PM

I'll second Nate's comments on the image and the lily species.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 3, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Sweet image, Richard. I like the little head tilt and that's a gorgeous bg.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 3, 2014 at 8:05 PM

Thanks to all for your comments. Nate: thanks for the correction. Richard

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 3, 2014 at 11:03 PM

Richard,
This is great the "inquisitive" head angle is the key here, wonderful light.
I have no idea regarding the ID

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 4, 2014 at 12:44 AM

Lovely head tilt and sweet light, Richard. I think I'd agree with you on a Tropical as opposed to Couch's with those white wing bars, but as Nate says, the call is the only certain way to tell unless you have the bird in hand and can measure the bill length. Very good photo. either way.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 4, 2014 at 10:20 AM

Fantastic detail in the bird and I love the BG. Perch is nice also.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 5, 2014 at 6:50 PM

Sweet portrait of this beauty Richard

Great light on the bird. I like the effects of the shadowed background.

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