Long-billed Thrasher

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2014191 views9 comments

Another shot from this past spring at Santa Clara Ranch in South Texas. We were happy to get this species perched up nicely. Set up perch at a water hole with seed, corn provided. Taken from a sunken blind.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/3200 F6.3, iso 800, tripod

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9 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 9, 2014 at 5:14 PM

Hi Nate,

The composition is very nice and it is rare to get a thrasher as sharp as this one out in the open. The mud on the beak goes well with your story about how this photo was taken..............................Jim

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 10, 2014 at 12:06 AM

Gorgeous detail, and the bird is perfectly positioned in the frame !!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 10, 2014 at 3:36 AM

Wonderful shot Nate ! Pose, perch and complimentary BG are all spot on !

, Hans

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 10, 2014 at 8:16 AM

Love the background and the perch. Excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 10, 2014 at 11:47 PM

Nicely composed portrait of this cool thrasher Nate. Awesome perch!

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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on December 11, 2014 at 2:27 PM

I like the composition and background combination with sharp perch. Very nice image

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 11, 2014 at 6:12 PM

Totally understand why you were happy to get him perched Nate....all shots I have of these guys after 3 trips there are on the ground.

Good head turn, placement in the frame and nice clean image.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on December 12, 2014 at 4:32 PM

You have captured a great alert pose Nate, nice sharp detail on the bird with a good b/g recon you have got the lot.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 20, 2014 at 6:22 PM

Nate,
This shot is so stunning that it initially caused me to wonder if it was a photo. Great work.

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