{"id":20865,"date":"2025-02-09T06:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T11:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20865"},"modified":"2025-02-09T06:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T11:40:53","slug":"up-close-and-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20865","title":{"rendered":"up close and personal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=20865\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=20862\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dsc07884-1.jpg?fit=1967%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1967,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Allen Cruickshank Santuary, Rockledge, Florida, USA, January 2025 \u2014 like I said yesterday sometimes the hardest part about photographing Florida Scrub Jays is not stepping on them. This one was literally at my feet, barely within the close focus of my lens. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. 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This one was literally at my feet, barely within the close focus of my lens. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. 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