Figured I will get the monthly theme off and running. This Northern Wheatear is quite rare in our area. It is the only the 4th one I have seen in NY in the last 30 years. It showed up on Long Island this Sunday and I was not able to make it out for it in the evening but got up well before first light and got there the next morning for the sunrise light. The setting was perfect as the area where the bird was frequenting was open with intermittent small plantings that were at eye level or below and made for beautiful perches. I find those perches so much more interesting then just getting it perched on the ground. I have some closer shots as well that will surely post some other time. Nothing added or cloned. Note that on the small leaves below and to the right of the bird there is a small whitish area. That was on the original raw like that and I think it is the reflection of the sun while the branches blew in high wind.
Canon 1dx mark ii and Canon 500 f4 i (a borrowed lens from a good friend while I wait for the new 600 iii to be released) + 1.4x iii. ISO 800, F5.6, SS 1/2000







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