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Summer Red-winged Blackbird

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Just after sunrise while hiking through the dunes in Gateway National Park, this red-winged blackbird started calling loudly and displaying its red patch. I love the soft light of the morning. Red-winged blackbirds are extremely aggressive little birds, and will readily harass raptors and other larger species. An osprey flew overhead a few moments after this photo, and the red-winged blackbird gave chase.

Sandy Hook - Gateway National Park
Middletown, New Jersey

April 27, 2009
Image size
2033x2826px 3.37 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shutter Speed
1/101 second
Aperture
F/5.7
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Apr 27, 2009, 6:01:20 AM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

a photo like this is not something that i find very original, yet this particular shot seems to stray from all of that. most photos ive seen of this bird are usually dead center in the frame, and i like how you positioned it so that the bird is on the left side. so composition wise it is par. the colors here are very nice, the bird pops out extremely well with the light blue sky and that light browns of the grasses....another thing i like about the bird is the way it is posed, it is looking to the right side allowing the viewer to imagine what the bird could possibly be looking at. i feel if it were looking the other way it wouldnt have as much impact for the photo. everything in the photo is crisp and sharp and you can see a lot of the details that a lot of people lack in these kinds of shots...so well done on all aspects of the photo. now i need to go out and shoot!