Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Place: Boyce-Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ, USA
Date: December 1994
Equipment: Nikon 8008, Nikkor EDIF 400/5.6 & TC14 converter (= 560/8), tripod
Film: Fujichrome 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, natural light, no fill
Scan: Minolta Dimage, full frame

Commentary: A very small (4.25") and active bird, kinglets are a challenge to photograph. This one came to me as I sat on the ground taking photos of coots and grebes in a small pond by the trail.

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