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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

TBB
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This tiny, neotropical migrant is constantly in motion, making it very difficult to photograph. Sometimes called the “Little Mockingbird”, it hops around in dense foliage, flicking its tail from side-to-side to scare up insects which it then chases after.  I photographed this one from my deck in Oklahoma.  My deck is about 12 feet high, with thisBlue-gray GnatcatcherBlue-gray Gnatcatcher maple tree just a few feet off the deck enabling me to be eye level with this bird.

Canon R7, Canon RF 100-500mm L, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec., ISO 1250 @500mm

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Tronhard
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I like the placement of the bird against the colour of the foliage of the maple leaves.  Nice image.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris

Thanks, Trevor.  I liked that about this photo, as well.

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