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15-Oct-2019 Donald E. Casavecchia

Red-winged Blackbird

Boyce, Virginia

While setting up to take a few shots of Red-winged Blackbirds perched on cattails, a Merlin came in at full speed just inches above the cattails. The blackbirds exploded in all directions - I don't think the Merlin saw me, because he nearly knocked my ballcap off!
This was one of several shots I did get off before the Merlin arrived.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G with TC 2.0 E II
1/250s f/5.6 at 600mm iso125
DX Image Free Cropped with Size Reduced for Internet Viewing hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Oct-2019 16:56:12
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance10.000 m

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Fabienne02-Nov-2019 20:40
Absolument superbe. Tout est en harmonie dans votre image.
Suzanne Lanthier18-Oct-2019 15:39
I love this image Don ! Very good work !
Tom Munson18-Oct-2019 15:17
Nicely framed with the cat-tails.
Hank Vander Velde18-Oct-2019 13:13
Great setting for this well captured image Don.
hayl18-Oct-2019 00:23
Beautiful photo with the cattails as background and perch for this female.
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