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27-Jul-2022

Hot starling

Taken in a neighbor’s yard. It has cooled down a bit this week, only in the upper 80s (until today, anyway), but I imagine the birds are still suffering in the heat.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

‘Reseeded: A Forest Floor Flow,’ posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/250s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Jul-2022 12:42:49
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Buz Kiefer30-Sep-2022 21:46
Nice that you caught him in full song... or full squawk. Good timing. BV
George McCarten28-Sep-2022 11:05
A panting bird...remember these in the UAE.
Zoltán Balogh04-Aug-2022 12:27
Awesome timing, Helen! V
Pieter Bos29-Jul-2022 18:47
Great catch! Love the bokeh too. ~V
Carl Carbone29-Jul-2022 13:02
Sharp shot. Poor thing. It needs to find some shade.
Gill Kopy29-Jul-2022 04:20
Nice shot of the starling. 100 deg.F here today :( V
Fong Lam29-Jul-2022 04:14
Looks like he's irritated by the heat.....an excellent well detailed shot and nice with that perch......V
Dennis Hoyne29-Jul-2022 03:42
He appear to be in a fowl mood. Oh well it's that time of year, the heats on.
Julie Oldfield29-Jul-2022 01:08
He doesn’t seem happy at all. I can almost hear him. Nice clarity. V
Hank Vander Velde29-Jul-2022 00:30
It sure does look hot. Nice sharp shot.
bill friedlander28-Jul-2022 23:12
Excellent capture. Seems to be complaining about the heat. V
Don Mottershead28-Jul-2022 19:37
Seems like there are lots of birds in your neighbor's yard. They must like his design ideas. ;)
Pierre Martin28-Jul-2022 19:16
superb detailed shot and close-up!

luckely we dont have that heat problem here
Buz Kiefer28-Jul-2022 18:52
Nice moment in full song but it looks like he's complaining about something. The heat, maybe? V
Dan Greenberg28-Jul-2022 18:05
I bet a bunch of them are over at the zoo playing in the ponds they have there. Wonderful close up with tremendous detail and a great expression. ~BV~
hayl28-Jul-2022 17:39
Out in the sunshine instead of under a tree, poor thing. Super photo of it.
Tom Munson28-Jul-2022 17:39
Yes, he does look hot. Nice shot.
Nestor Derkach28-Jul-2022 15:51
Nice Starling capture very nice bokeh and superb detail on the fine perched pose.
Amazing feet on this Starling.
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Hennie & Lies Lammers28-Jul-2022 15:41
Great shot of this Starling Helen
joseantonio28-Jul-2022 15:17
would love to say temperatures have gone down here too....V.