Kiskadee Checking on Nest

Posted by drichards on Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:06 am

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Great Kiskadee
Quintana Roo, MX

D100
ISO 320
240mm (80-200/2x)
1/200 @ f10
manual
hh/no flash

Kiskadees are a dime-a-dozen here, but I still didn’t think I would be able to get one in flight. I was taking photos elsewhere when I noticed this one was taking a slight pause before entering the nest.

The nests of the birds look a huge mess (portion in the top right of the pic), but they are surprisingly durable.

Donna

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by Rob Palmer on Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:18 pm

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Nice capture of the fast bird. The framing is nice but the background and the light are pretty tough conditions. Well done.

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by george forrest on Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:28 pm

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Hi Donna, a flash would have helped freeze action and opened up the shadows some, but you did well composing the image in the short duration you had.

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by mrhughj on Sun Jul 17, 2005 3:19 pm

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Tough flight shot to capture no doubt, Donna!!!!!!

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by KK Hui on Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:46 pm

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An interesting shot, Donna!
You did well with this tough lighting ...

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:23 pm

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Great timing, just a bit contrasty.

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by Christopher Dodds on Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:20 pm

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A great habitat / action shot, Donna.

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by roxana on Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:39 pm

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I spent two hours today and came home empty handed with this guys....If they woud only do these acrobatics in the right light when you didn't bring a flash?