20150928 367Western Kingbird.jpg by Hank Vander Velde

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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 hide exif

Full EXIF Info

Date/Time 28-Sep-2015 10:39:07

Make Nikon

Model NIKON D7200

Flash Used No

Focal Length 400 mm

Exposure Time 1/2000 sec

Aperture f/5.6

ISO Equivalent 220

Exposure Bias -0.33

White Balance

Metering Mode

JPEG Quality

Exposure Program

Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Janet Forjan-Freedman 02-Nov-2015 12:45
Congrats on this rare find! Nicely detailed!

Tom Murray 09-Oct-2015 03:33
Nice find Hank and congrats on a lifer!

Tom Munson 07-Oct-2015 23:55
Congratulation on a new bird, Hank. And this is a terrific capture.

Jean Chiasson 07-Oct-2015 23:41
A fine capture of this rarity bravo Hank V

Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe 07-Oct-2015 21:13
Looks like you still managed to capture a wonderful bird!

Doug Griffith 07-Oct-2015 16:46
Well done, Hank. Considering the distance; and conditions it is certainly sharp enough!

Carol Rollins 07-Oct-2015 13:52
Excellent shot and great presentation.

Torben Jorgensen 07-Oct-2015 12:40
Great shot of the bird in its environment.

Penny B 07-Oct-2015 08:20
For poor shooting conditions you managed a very nice shot. Well done.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 07-Oct-2015 06:45
Prachtige compositie en mooi scherp Hank.

larose forest photos 07-Oct-2015 01:26
You still got a super shot of this rarity.

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet 07-Oct-2015 00:19
Great shot of this rare bird.

francoisconstantin 06-Oct-2015 23:00
Great catch, good for you!!!

hayl 06-Oct-2015 21:25
Another lifer - congratulations - and you were able to get a photo too.

Jim Coffman 06-Oct-2015 21:02
You did a fine job of capturing this image,Hank!

Claude Gagnon 06-Oct-2015 20:06
Wow, fantastic find! Great for you to take a shot of this lifer :))

Pierre Martin 06-Oct-2015 19:59
bravo for that very nice capture of such a rarety!

joseantonio 06-Oct-2015 19:32
Very nicely captured despite those conditions.

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Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	28-Sep-2015 10:39:07
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D7200
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/2000 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	220
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Janet Forjan-Freedman		02-Nov-2015 12:45
Congrats on this rare find! Nicely detailed!

Tom Murray		09-Oct-2015 03:33
Nice find Hank and congrats on a lifer!

Tom Munson		07-Oct-2015 23:55
Congratulation on a new bird, Hank. And this is a terrific capture.

Jean Chiasson		07-Oct-2015 23:41
A fine capture of this rarity bravo Hank V

Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe		07-Oct-2015 21:13
Looks like you still managed to capture a wonderful bird!

Doug Griffith		07-Oct-2015 16:46
Well done, Hank. Considering the distance; and conditions it is certainly sharp enough!

Carol Rollins		07-Oct-2015 13:52
Excellent shot and great presentation.

Torben Jorgensen		07-Oct-2015 12:40
Great shot of the bird in its environment.

Penny B		07-Oct-2015 08:20
For poor shooting conditions you managed a very nice shot. Well done.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		07-Oct-2015 06:45
Prachtige compositie en mooi scherp Hank.

larose forest photos		07-Oct-2015 01:26
You still got a super shot of this rarity.

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		07-Oct-2015 00:19
Great shot of this rare bird.

francoisconstantin		06-Oct-2015 23:00
Great catch, good for you!!!

hayl		06-Oct-2015 21:25
Another lifer - congratulations - and you were able to get a photo too.

Jim Coffman		06-Oct-2015 21:02
You did a fine job of capturing this image,Hank!

Claude Gagnon		06-Oct-2015 20:06
Wow, fantastic find! Great for you to take a shot of this lifer :))

Pierre Martin		06-Oct-2015 19:59
bravo for that very nice capture of such a rarety!

joseantonio		06-Oct-2015 19:32
Very nicely captured despite those conditions.