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Male Grosbeak Portrait

Male Grosbeak Portrait

I shot this image at the minimum focusing distance of my lens taking advantage of the evening grosbeak's love for oiled sunflower seeds....
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I shot this image at the minimum focusing distance of my lens taking advantage of the evening grosbeak's love for oiled sunflower seeds.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 600/1

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May, 2018

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Many species of shore birds congregate on flooded desert ponds in Utah to feed on aquatic organisms.

Grosbeaks frequent areas of rural Utah during late spring and summer.

I photographed this scene during a recent waxing gibbous moon to show the serenity of desert solitude at night.

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Western swallowtails are very common anywhere in Utah where flowers bloom.

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This photo captures the serenity of the desert when the moon shines brightly. Jupiter can be seen to the right of the last cottonwood.

This fawn rested in the shade of a cottonwood while a twin sibling and their mother fed nearby.

This specimen shows every hairy detail from mid abdomen up.

Monsoonal rains always create beautiful lighting in western Colorado.

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