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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Place: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ, USA
Date: April 2004
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, fill flash @ -1.7
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 50% of frame
Commentary: A "target of opportunity." I was photographing
Bewick's Wrens at a nest cavity when this sparrow landed off to my
left. I swung the lens around and got off two frames as it carried
food to a hidden nest nearby.
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