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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with Gnat

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with Gnat

My best guess is that this Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is sitting on the branch of a Waterlocust tree as it was on the bank of the river. This was a revelatory photo ...
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My best guess is that this Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is sitting on the branch of a Waterlocust tree as it was on the bank of the river. This was a revelatory photo to me in that I started to understand what a variety of birds are doing in trees: not just sitting but putting themselves in the flyby zone of their favorite insects and snatching them. I watched other birds, a Cedar Waxwing for example, doing similar positioning, though a different technique.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 600/1

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Mar, 2018

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