Western Meadowlark


Posted by Dorian Anderson on Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:21 am

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Finally caught up with this common bird in SoCal this past weekend. They are usually so flighty so I was hella stoked to get an approachable and territorial bird with which I could work.

Canon 500mm f/4 IS v1 + 1.4x III on EOS 7D Mark II
1/2000 at f/5.6, ISO 640
Processed in Lightroom with usual sliders. A bit of selective sharpening on the bird. Also a few facial hot spots turned down.

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by Ron Day on Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:24 pm
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What a lovely singing pose, Dorian! I can almost hear the song.
 

by Karl Egressy on Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:27 pm
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Nice singing pose captured. You are right about them being skittish.
 

by Mako_Elite on Sat Mar 24, 2018 12:39 am
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Nice singing pose Dorian. I have no luck to get close enough to get good shots with these birds. They have beautiful singing. Such a nice bird. Good job on getting the shot.

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by ANIT MITRA on Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:15 am
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Top quality calling pose with excellent details...
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Mar 24, 2018 2:40 pm
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Terrific singing pose- glad you were able to catch him!
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by Nate Chappell on Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:13 pm
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Classic pose Dorian!
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