Blackbird & nesting material

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited May 15, 2009 in Wildlife
This mother (I assume, from the browness of the plumage) was in my back garden collecting nesting material from under the shrubs.

I was in the house at the time and fired off 8 shots, the first six were when she was on the soil and almost blended in, so they were useless. The last two were when she flew up to the fence just after our cat went out through his cat flap making wierd "I'm a cat, your a bird" noises.

Taken on the 55-250 IS (my longest lens) and cropped as well, taken through the kitchen window!

Noiseware ran to soften up the foliage behind her.

Simple bird, but nice enough I guess. I even got a catchlight in her eye from somewhere!


Exif:

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Image Date: 2009:05:14 07:47:35
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 250.0mm
CCD Width: 4.58mm
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -1.00
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: program (Auto)


800blackird.jpg


Paul.


Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk






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