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Another one from hanging out at a Hawthorn tree last December and January. I was amused by the contortions this Robin resorted to in order to grab one of the last berries. The branch was bouncing up and down and I was working hard to keep it in the frame.
The advantage of living in a climate and location with lots of light, Diane. Getting that full depth of field helps make this image work. The contorted pose is just wonderful and you caught a great moment. Well done.
Hi Diane, terrific behavioral action captured. Love the lunging pose towards the berry and having it in itâs mouth. Nice DOF and sharpness throughout. Well done.
Thanks, @Dennis_Plank, @Mike_Friel, @glennie and @Allen_Sparks! The DOF is mostly due to the distance from the subject â f/13 is wide open at 1000 mm, but itâs a big crop. Mike, Iâm not sure what that is in the right claw. I didnât do any cloning there. Glennie, yes, letâs see some of your âcommonâ birds â they are completely exotic to us!
A duck on a branch would be very cool. This came up in a thread by @Kris_Smith a while back â she posted a Wood Duck (I think) perched in a tree and it blew me away â I had no idea they nested in trees! Then a short time later I spotted a Banty rooster in a tree, watching over his flock like a Quail. That also blew me away. I had to post it and as I remember I titled it something like âIâll see your duck and raise you a chicken.â
For me, the only thing funnier in a tree is a turkey. Hilarious. When flying they look like bowling balls with wings and then very silly when they land. Even herons manage to look sort of graceful in a tree, but a turkey; never.
Oh and I guess Iâd better talk about this superb little action shot. The angle is so unexpected and fresh that it gives it a bit of new life - separates it nicely from bird with berry which, although Iâve never managed to pull one off, many photographers have. And it does look to be making an effort here. Stretch and balance and grab.
Thanks, @Kris_Smith! They donât toss the berries as reliably as the Waxwings â just grab and gulp. But thanks to a gimbal head, eye AF and 20 fps burst mode, I have caught a few tosses.
Agreed, a turkey in a tree IS hilarious! The wild ones out here are stupid and befittingly ungraceful. Iâve seen them roosting in trees but they donât fly up until itâs too dark for pictures, and they get up before the light is workable at all.
I did catch a nice GBH in a tree several years ago â it was probably 30-40 ft up.
