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04-JUL-2006 Wolfgang Wander

Mountain Bluebird Sialia Currucoides

WY, Yellowstone National Park

Coming down from Mount Washburn we saw a great many of these beautiful birds. They hardly ever
rest anywhere for a long time, drop down from their elevated perches and hover for a second over
their prey before they strike, then select a new perch. This one sat on a road marker for the
winter ploving, the marker itself (orange plastic) got replaced in Gimp with something more 'natural'.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-Jul-2006 13:18:49
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II N
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length700 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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carol j. phipps11-Jul-2006 00:48
That's BLUE. Pretty.
Peter Stahl10-Jul-2006 03:06
Lovely capture of a beautiful bird.They are one of my favorites. Well done!!