Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Place: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date: January 2000
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6), tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia II 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, natural light, no fill flash
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 90% of frame

Commentary: Taken in our backyard, of a bird that stayed around for three months and returned the following winter for another 4 months. I set up on the patio in the open, within 10 feet of this usually unapproachable species.

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