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02-MAY-2005

Yellow-headed Blackbird 05_02_05.jpg

Wanda and I spent about an hour at a nearby pond photographing Yellow-headed Blackbirds. The males in breeding colors are so pretty. This little guy posed for me about 15 minutes, less than 20 feet away from where I was standing. It made for a nice frame filling image.

Here is Wanda with the 10D with the EF-400mm f/5.6L mounted. She's making good use of that fence.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/500s f/4.0 at 420.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time02-May-2005 19:17:53
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length420 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Bobby Johnson03-May-2005 20:16
Wow, Bill ... that is excellent! Wish we had some of those little guys in Alabama. Beautiful bird! Way to go!
Lee Rudd03-May-2005 17:52
Striking bird... and a lovely, posey, pose :)
Kenneth Zimmerman03-May-2005 10:47
That's a good pose! Very sharp.
Well done.
tomsview03-May-2005 06:41
Beautiful image!
Great detail! Beautiful contrast!
Robin Reid03-May-2005 05:05
Wonderful detail, and the yellow head is striking. DOF perfect. And the look is quite something.