Triple Treat: Song Sparrow, Katydid, Lady Bug?
On July 28, 2012 by lightshedder With 0 Comments
- action, animals, birds, butterflies and insects, Maine, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife
What we have here, I think, is a triple treat. The Song Sparrow is eating a Katydid, who in turn had just captured some kind of beetle in the larger Lady Bug family. The food chain in action! I have provided a link under the image (click it) so that you can view the image at larger size of blow it up. Be warned. It was taken at full zoom on the Canon SX40HS and with the 2x digital tel-converter function, so there is a limit to the detail available. Still an interesting image I think.
As above, Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation. f5.8 @ 1/320th @ ISO 160. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.