Cat Bird?

[scottbergerphoto]

Another guess from just a photographer.
http://www.pbase.com/scottbergerphoto/image/43393976.jpg

[tupe]

Gray catbird - Dumetella carolinensis. We have one in the back yard/woods, but hard to capture.

Very nice shot!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Nice! :)

[scottbergerphoto]

Thanks! I found out that I could get much better shots if I kept my shutter speed up, even with a tripod. I pushed my ISO to 800 with no problems as far as noise on the 20D.

[GTogs]

Great Shot!

[BlueTit]

Great shot, I think this is what we call a balck cap, but I am probably wrong. Why are they called "Cat Birds"?

[Raj]

Wonderful ! very nice photo scott !

[robertwgross]

Great shot, I think this is what we call a balck cap, but I am probably wrong. Why are they called "Cat Birds"?

I believe that it was George Bernard Shaw who said something about England and America being two countries separated by a common language.

---Bob Gross---

[tupe]

Great shot, I think this is what we call a balck cap, but I am probably wrong. Why are they called "Cat Birds"?I may be wrong, but I think this is the bird that has a call like a cat mewing. (Couldn't find any wav files to back me up, though).

[cfcRebel]

Beautiful shot Scott. May i know what lens you used for this great shot? Thx.

[BlueTit]

RobertWGross, I live within a mile of Shaws birthplace so I should know if he said that or not, but I have no idea.

Tupe, I googled and found "It is extremely sensitive, and will follow an intruder to a considerable distance, wailing and mewing as it passes from one tree to another" at http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/F12_G2c.html. I guess I should have googled first and asked questions later. Anyway that article goes on to say it is one of the most despised bird after the Crow, but from that photo i would seem hard to believe.

[scottbergerphoto]

Beautiful shot Scott. May i know what lens you used for this great shot? Thx.
Thanks!
I used the Sigma 500mm f/4.5 EX APO HSM on a 20D and Wemberley Head.