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The canonical bird picture shows it perched in profile. Such a picture is useful for identification, and is relatively easy to take. When I say this, I don’t mean to imply that a profile is easy — just that it is considerably easier than taking action shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I like the action shots, and for birds this often means catching them in flight. Here are two shots from this morning.<\/p>\n
The male robin on the left was foraging on the grass when it was attacked by another male. I suspect that this was a fight over breeding territory.\u00a0
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For a few weeks, we have had a Northern Shrike hunting over grasslands. The bird has probably stopped to feed on its way farther north to breed. I have managed a few profile pictures, but until this morning, my flight shots of it were distant and blurry.\u00a0
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The canonical bird picture shows it perched in profile. Such a picture is useful for identification, and is relatively easy to take. When I say this, I don’t mean to imply that a profile is easy — just that … Continue reading