Bird Guide Photo

The way they should be in the bird guides with the bird half-hidden the way it's usually seen.  I'm sure most folks won't find this one very satisfying, but I have a twisted liking for this kind of image.  I worked this bird on all three loops I made around the Ridgefield driving loop last Saturday and there was no angle that gave a clear shot.

7DIII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, beanbag on car window, f/6.3, 1/500, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV to keep from completely blowing out the sky patches.  Processed in LR& PS CC.  Selective adjustments to the bird.  Cropped from a horizontal original to a 10.7 6x7 vertical.  Taken at 10:00 am on November 18th.

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