Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Place: Bosque del ApacheNational Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
Date: November 1998
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8, TC20E (600/5.6), tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 80% of frame

Commentary: One of the many subjects at this popular bird photography location, for those who can look beyond the Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes. This juvenile bird sat out in the open along the Farm Loop. I like how it blends in with the habitat.

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