...if I could identify this one, I would!
That is a Dark-eyed Junco. Based on coloring, I'd say it's a hatch year bird. Depending on where you are in the country, depends on which subspecies it could be. Nicely done!
Jeremy
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...if I could identify this one, I would!
You're right - it's quite an illusion as I initially thought it was an inside edge in view, where it's really an outer edge view. Escher would be proud! ps - great photo!A male Red-bellied Woodpecker trying to crack an acorn on my chimney. (plus an interesting optical illusion) Is it in my chimney or on the outside. Give it a few secondsView attachment 194168
That is a Dark-eyed Junco. Based on coloring, I'd say it's a hatch year bird. Depending on where you are in the country, depends on which subspecies it could be. Nicely done!
Jeremy
Wow, jmeyer, beautiful photos! A 600 f4 and 1.4x TC is pretty magical for these long shots with a beautiful background blur. It's starting to make me wonder if I might dare to consider one of the future RF big whites they are hinting at coming out with in the future.With the weather we had a few weeks ago, many birds from the west were blown into the Midwest and even further into the East. Here in Wisconsin, there have been several reports of Spotted Towhees, one of them only 40 minutes from me. Today I finally had time to get out, walk around and try to find him. I did find him and it was a life bird! He was hanging around a "late" female Eastern Towhee. 7D mkll / EF600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll.
Jeremy
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Wow, jmeyer, beautiful photos! A 600 f4 and 1.4x TC is pretty magical for these long shots with a beautiful background blur. It's starting to make me wonder if I might dare to consider one of the future RF big whites they are hinting at coming out with in the future.
I do have one question: I see you used a 1.4x TC. Do you find you don't want to use a 2x TC because of loss of IQ, or is it just that the 1.4X was all you needed to get the right framing for these shots?
With the weather we had a few weeks ago, many birds from the west were blown into the Midwest and even further into the East. Here in Wisconsin, there have been several reports of Spotted Towhees, one of them only 40 minutes from me. Today I finally had time to get out, walk around and try to find him. I did find him and it was a life bird! He was hanging around a "late" female Eastern Towhee. 7D mkll / EF600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll.
Jeremy
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