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Merlin and Least sandpiper
Another one from SoCal. This particular encounter was the highlight of my 4 days with Dave. I shot about 500 frames of this encounter. And I am ashamed to say I was "chimping" when he flew away with the prey and missed the shot:e3
A female merlin caught this least sandpiper and landed on an eye level perch to eat it.The best part was listening to Dave going crazy with excitement and driving like a madman to get us in position.
Canon 1 DX 600mm and 2X
F 8 SS 1/1000 ISO 800
PP Crop to ~70% FF, usual lightroom sliders, levels and NR to BG in CS5, USM to JPEG.
Nothing added or cloned.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail