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30-Nov-2014 Donald E. Casavecchia

Black-billed Magpie

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Lots of these big noisy jays in/around Steamboat Springs. This one was captured along Butcher Knife canyon.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G with TC-20 E II
1/250s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso450
DX Image Cropped 4x6" Portrait and Reduced to 130 ppi for Internet Viewing hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time30-Nov-2014 16:06:01
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent450
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance10.000 m

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Don09-Jan-2015 22:11
From the thumbnail I was almost ready to swear that an Australian Pied Butcherbird http://www.pbase.com/donfranklin/image/152539966) had turned up in Colorado. But the bill on this bird isn't vicious enough! Nice shot of an attractive bird.
fotabug09-Jan-2015 05:48
Wonderful! Super shot! V
Hank Vander Velde08-Jan-2015 03:14
Nice sharp shot Don.
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