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28-SEP-2015 Hank Vander Velde

20150928 367Western Kingbird.jpg

Ottawa West

A very rare bird for our region and a "lifer" for me. Conditions were not good - shooting into a cloudy sky and the bird high up in the trees. It never did come down.

Nikon NIKON D7200,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/2000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso220 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Janet Forjan-Freedman02-Nov-2015 12:45
Congrats on this rare find! Nicely detailed!
Tom Murray09-Oct-2015 03:33
Nice find Hank and congrats on a lifer!
Tom Munson07-Oct-2015 23:55
Congratulation on a new bird, Hank. And this is a terrific capture.
Jean Chiasson07-Oct-2015 23:41
A fine capture of this rarity bravo Hank V
Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe07-Oct-2015 21:13
Looks like you still managed to capture a wonderful bird!
Doug Griffith07-Oct-2015 16:46
Well done, Hank. Considering the distance; and conditions it is certainly sharp enough!
Carol Rollins07-Oct-2015 13:52
Excellent shot and great presentation.
Torben Jorgensen07-Oct-2015 12:40
Great shot of the bird in its environment.
Penny B07-Oct-2015 08:20
For poor shooting conditions you managed a very nice shot. Well done.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal07-Oct-2015 06:45
Prachtige compositie en mooi scherp Hank.
larose forest photos07-Oct-2015 01:26
You still got a super shot of this rarity.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet07-Oct-2015 00:19
Great shot of this rare bird.
francoisconstantin06-Oct-2015 23:00
Great catch, good for you!!!
hayl06-Oct-2015 21:25
Another lifer - congratulations - and you were able to get a photo too.
Jim Coffman06-Oct-2015 21:02
You did a fine job of capturing this image,Hank!
Claude Gagnon06-Oct-2015 20:06
Wow, fantastic find! Great for you to take a shot of this lifer :))
Pierre Martin06-Oct-2015 19:59
bravo for that very nice capture of such a rarety!
joseantonio06-Oct-2015 19:32
Very nicely captured despite those conditions.
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