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Crooner on the cattails.....

It can be tricky properly exposing black bird's feathers [and eyes] but adding to the difficulty is their love for the marsh at this refuge that faces the sun...so you have a backlit subject to boot. I love these birds and despite the lighting challenges, I just can't pass up a shot.

 

 

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Male Red-Winged Black bird.

Nikon D3 Nikkor 200-400mmf4 w/ 1.4x teleconverter & cropping.

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Uploaded on March 1, 2008
Taken on February 29, 2008