With these guys' very neat backside plumage I've wanted to get this particular pose for a bit now, and this fella came through for me. I came close a few times before, but the head angle was never as perfect as the one here. This is the only North American species that is white on the back and black in front - pretty snazzy!
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, used audio to coax it closer and photograph from my car. Burn tool used to extract more details form the back and head. Darkened the pupil.
Congratulations getting this dorsal view in breeding plumage. I've never gotten a decent shot of one in breeding plumage, dorsal or otherwise. Nice head turn, and I like the spiky tail. They do like fences, don't they.
Dan the fence almost frames it for you,bird is sharp and well detailed thanks for the explanation of the plumage ,very intersting,thanks for showing us this.
Yes I agree with Bill love the plumage detail generally but especially the tail
I,ve done quite a few framed in fences and I love it! On top of that you have some amazingly photogenic birds over there.
John
I really like this one Daniel. The pose is perfect showing lots of nice feather details and I too really like the tail feathers on this species.
Well done
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Nice job Dan, I really enjoy this image as it is sharp and well exposed. Love the setting bc these guys are grassland birds and well, there's the green BG! wonderful HA and feather detail and processing. Well done!
Fantastic pose. lovely colour and detail on the bird. I don't mind the perch, but I think the colour of the BG, somehow don't blend well with the fence.
Bobolink Full Dorsal View.
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