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Jan 21, 2016 10:14 |  #1

This is certainly not the greatest shot, but I find these guys very hard to catch, so I grab any shot I can. This was taken with Canon 500mm with 1.4 ext, handheld.

I think his hair is parted like Larry in the Three Stooges  :p

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Jan 21, 2016 10:28 |  #2

Nice shot. That's a tough bird to capture.


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Jan 21, 2016 12:12 |  #3

Thank you, Dan


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Jan 21, 2016 12:17 |  #4

the coloring on its 'hair' is rad man




  
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Jan 21, 2016 14:09 |  #5

Nice. Any shot of this beauty is a good one. :)


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Jan 21, 2016 15:45 |  #6

orvilleredenbachers wrote in post #17867104 (external link)
the coloring on its 'hair' is rad man


Grizz wrote in post #17867247 (external link)
Nice. Any shot of this beauty is a good one. :)


Thank you, both.


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Jan 21, 2016 19:18 |  #7

they are hard to get good shots of- makes the ones you get more valuable


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