Tropical Kingbird


Posted by Cindy Marple on Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:07 pm

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Tropical Kingbird
Kino Springs, AZ

I spent a couple days in SE AZ trying to capture some of the area's different species. I believe I am correctly ID'ing this as a Tropical vs Western and Cassins which were also present, the diagnostic being the notched tail. That, and a more experienced birder came along a few min later and id'd by voice one was in the area. I'm willing to listen to other opinions though!
Canon 20D, 500mm f/4, 2x, tripod, cloudy day and dead flash batteries :cry: iso800 Cropped from a horizontal, it is full height of the horizontal so maybe 30-40% of the original image.
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by Christina Evans on Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:27 pm
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Beautiful, Cindy. Gorgeous colors -- really love that background, especially.
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by KK Hui on Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:07 pm
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A wonderful shot with nice clean bg, Cindy!
Would like a little more dof to get the bill tip in focus ...
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by Mike Wilson on Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:16 pm
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A fine image Cindy, agree with your ID. The larger, longer bill and greenish breast say Tropical.
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by Steve Metildi on Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:54 am
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Excellent shot Cindy--I've never seen one of these. Like the complimentary background. Looks like your trip was a success.

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by Markus Jais on Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:31 am
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beautiful bird. great colors. nice shot.

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by Christopher Dodds on Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:14 am
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Now this is SWEET, Cindy.
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:06 am
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Cindy, this kills me. This is not an easy bird to shoot. This is so stunning, I love it. The best Tropical I have ever seen. I can't wait to see what else you got.
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by Fabs Forns on Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:00 am
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Very nice :D
 

by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:54 am
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Probably the same TK I got down there but a much better shot than mine. Very well done. Congrats on a tough bird.
 

by mrhughj on Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:02 am
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Sweet as it gets, Cindy!!!!!!

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by Chris Kayler on Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:44 am
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Great BG and overall shot Cindy.. very nice.
 

by Alan Melle on Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:19 pm
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Wow! This is gorgeous! Great detail for ISO 800 and a the crop.
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by Brian E. Small on Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:49 am
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Wish I had one this good on this species................
 

by Steve Sage on Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:22 pm
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Wow! Congrats on a great shot of this one. This would have made up for everything that went wrong.
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