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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella
neglecta)
Place: Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, USA
Date: December 1999
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
car window
Film: Fujichrome Sensia II 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 75% of frame
Commentary: This meadowlark was another "target of
opportunity" on my Christmas visit to Bosque del Apache in 1999. It
paused briefly on a post by one of the prime viewing areas, and I
pulled up as close as I could for a quick shot from the window before
it flew away. It is very easy here to fixate only on the Sandhill
Cranes and Snow Geese that are present in such abundance, so I post
this as a reminder to keep an open mind for other potential
subjects.
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