Just A Shot That I Like…#24 – Western Bluebird Taking Off

I’ve always been a sucker for unusual poses and flight postures.

 

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1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc 

This female Mountain Bluebird had been flitting around in the brush all morning while looking for cicadas to feed her brood.  I didn’t have much light for the shot (I was surprised to get a catch light) and there’s a lot going on in the background but for me  the wing and tail position and the somewhat unusual angle of take-off helped to make up for it.

I’m sure looking forward to spending more time with these birds up north this summer.

Ron

5 Comments

  1. Wonderful pose! With the colour and the angle of take off I never really noticed the background!

  2. same here. Wonderful catch!

  3. Amazing wing extension as the bird looks to be leveling off from a dive-an extraordinary flight capture Ron, congrats!

  4. You’re right, Ron. Beautiful shot and a great pose.

  5. Beautiful! and they are so bright blue this time of year!

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