Travelin' Chukar Chick

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About 20 minutes before I photographed the quail (avian post today), I saw a covey of chukars crossing and walking on the RR tracks in Yakima River Canyon. I managed to find a pull out and get out of car before they disappeared. Got a few shots. Most not very good.

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I posted two versions. The original has chick placed in center; the second cropped to leave room in front of chick.

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7DMKII; 100/400 @400; 5.6; 1/3200th; 640 ISO; -1/3rd; spot; daylight.

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Your second thought works much better for my taste, Jim. It conveys the title much better. I wasn’t sure that was a railroad track at first, so I’m glad you confirmed it. Very nicely done.

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Nice reward for chasing it down without spooking it! Humorous that it seems to prefer the “sidewalk” to a trail. My vote for the second crop, also. I wouldn’t have guessed it was a RR track – never been eye-to-eye with one, I guess.

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Dennis and Diane, Thank you.