Black-headed Grosbeak

Gallery: AvianPosted November 22, 201594 views5 comments

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: May 4, 2007, 7:36 am
Equipment: Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (2x), G1325 tripod, RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 200, aperture priority spot metered, 12-0^th @ f/8
Raw, PS CS3 on Mac, 63% of frame

An uncommon spring and fall transient at the Water Ranch and other low elevation locations in AZ. The western counterpart to the familiar eastern Rose-breasted.
Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM

Good to see you getting out again. Like the green colors setting off the orange colored the bird. X-perch is unique with bird sitting right in the middle of the X -- X marks the spot -- liking the black eye separated from the black mask

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM

Excellent detail and composition, Richard. Not an easy bird to get even here where they summer.

devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 22, 2015 at 10:58 PM

Very nice Richard. A strong composition and terrific detail in the bird. I rarely see this species so far out in the open, so props for your stalking skills, too.

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Comment posted by John Launstein on November 23, 2015 at 5:05 AM

Very pleasing frame, Richard! Love the fern-like leaves throughout as they add nice lines and textures, and the Grosbeak is up to your usual high standard.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 23, 2015 at 6:10 PM

A very pleasing composition of this handsome grebeck in its habitat Richard.

Sweet One laugh

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