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Juvenile Baltimore Oriole
Young Baltimore Oriole photographed in Costa Rica. Migrating populations head south during the late summer to early fall and stay in the Southeast or Central an...
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Young Baltimore Oriole photographed in Costa Rica. Migrating populations head south during the late summer to early fall and stay in the Southeast or Central and South America until April. This youngster will probably making his way north a month or two from the time of this photo.
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Oct, 2016Views
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Location
This photo was taken at the Selva Verde Eco-lodge in Costa Rica. It is located just 2 hours from San José and is well known for its rainforest preservation and wildlife viewing and photography. This was the first stop on a 7 day bird photography trip to Costa Rica. The mission was to find and photograph as many birds as possible. Costa Rica is a small country, and is in the bird-rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. The Official List of the Birds of Costa Rica contains 918 species. We went in the early spring to capture the migrant species of which this is one.Time
The photo was taken in the late afternoon, but the sky was very overcast and there was no sun to interfere with the shot.Lighting
As noted there was no sun to cast shadows and the tree limb was barren of foliage. The green background of the forest provided excellent contrast to the bird.Equipment
Camera was a Nikon D5100 with a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. The camera was handheld, no flash. This shot was taken at: Aperture: f6.3, ISO: 1000, Shutter Speed: 1/500 and Focal Length: 550Inspiration
This bird flew down on a low branch and just posed for me. Since this was a bird photography trip any bird was "fair game"Editing
The photo was just cropped.In my camera bag
The Nikon D500 is with the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens is my main lens for birding. This camera recently replaced the Nikon D5100 that this photo was taken with. I use the same lenses with this as I did with the D5100. When I don't need the reach of the Sigma, I use a Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR as my main "walk-about lens". That combination gives me good range for most settings. I recently purchased a Nikon B700 that replaced a Panasonic XG-1, that I keep in my car and carry when just running about on non-photo missions just in case I see something to photograph. I am amazed at that little camera and now carry it with me along with the D500 for occasions with good light and stationary subjects.Feedback
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