Tanya333

Acrobatic Blackbird

Acrobatic Blackbird

A male Red-winged Blackbird looks ready to sling shot across the lake from his cattail perch

A male Red-winged Blackbird looks ready to sling shot across the lake from his cattail perch
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 5/1 ISO 160 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 135/1

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Dec, 2016

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Awards

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You did a great job on this photo, like the split the bird is doing.

Thanks so much ... yes I was very excited about this photo once I saw the pose.

Fantastic capture!

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