Wow! Nice Buffet!

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 201591 views9 comments

My wife and I went out to the same place as my last couple of posts (near the river at our local preserve) yesterday morning. I didn't come away with much but did get a series of shots of this Black-capped Chickadee surveying a tent caterpillar colony. This is the only shot in the bunch with a decent view of the eye and unfortunately, I missed it when it finally snagged a caterpillar and left cheeky though I can tell which one it got from the birdless shot immediately thereafter sad .

7Dii, Sigma 150-600mm contemporary at 562mm, f/8, 1/1000, iso 640, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 stop compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 13.7MP. Taken on July 29th at 6:40 am at the Glacial Heritage Nature Preserve in Thurston County, WA .

I appreciate the comments on the Pewee and look forward to your input on this image.

Please take a look at the large image for best detail.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 30, 2015 at 3:55 PM

Looks like a real feast for that bird. Appears you are doing very well with the Sigma Dennis. Nice work, Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 30, 2015 at 5:06 PM

That's a neat shot Dennis, in some ways it looks like a wider angle perspective for some reason. The larger version tells the story well of this guy checking out the buffet. I just purchased that lens, I need to take it out of the box and put it through it's paces this weekend. devil

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 30, 2015 at 6:45 PM

Very different Dennis! You've combined the colony at large with the bird nicely, great change of pace.

Love the title, decribes what's happening to the tee crying

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on July 30, 2015 at 7:32 PM

Reminds me of paintings of a child looking at display cases of candy. Excellent in all aspects and respects. Was this taken at Mima Mounds?

Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 30, 2015 at 9:33 PM

Very different type of image Dennis. I really like the story this tells and the comp is unique.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 31, 2015 at 9:36 AM

Hey Dennis,
This appears to be a very difficult shot and yet you pulled it off nicely. The wide perspective is essential and you have not lost any of the elements necessary to tell the story.
Well seen and presented with a great title . . . devil

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 31, 2015 at 9:42 AM

Hi Dennis

The leaf give you a really get a good perspective of the Black-capped Chikadee. The Sigma lens is looking nice.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 31, 2015 at 9:49 AM

Dennis,

I like the "unusual" posiion of the bird, it works very well.

The wider view adds very much to the overall feel devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 31, 2015 at 10:11 AM

A special sort of images, makes me feel lika I am actually in the scene... Nicely done ! Best, Hans

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