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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject:Abert's Towhee (Pipilo
aberti)
Place: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ, USA
Date: October 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
SB28, tripod
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, fill flash @ -1.7
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 50% of frame
Commentary: Abert's Towhee is another southwestern specialty,
with a US range limited to the Colorado River drainage of AZ,
spilling over into the Salton Sea region of CA and the extreme SW
corner of NM. Generally shy and secretive, I have been trying to get
a good photo of one for years. I'd prefer the strict in the
background not cross the body, and I wish I could have been closer to
avoid such a severe crop, but this is my best image of this species
so far.
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