{"id":2395,"date":"2011-11-25T07:51:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T12:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/11\/25\/11252011-kiskadee-corner-edinboro-wetlands-wbc\/"},"modified":"2011-11-26T07:15:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T12:15:54","slug":"11252011-kiskadee-corner-edinboro-wetlands-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2395","title":{"rendered":"11\/25\/2011: Kiskadee Corner, Edinburg Wetlands WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kiskadees (technically Great<\/em> Kiskadees) are hard to resist. They are very present and very vocal residents of the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, and I have already posted a set from Sabel Palms Sanctuary near Brownsville. This bird, who posed for a portrait through the spotting scope, was at Edinburg Scenic Wetlands World Birding Center in Edinburg Texas. This shot was taken at an equivalent focal length of almost 4000mm with a Canon SD100HS camera behind the 15-56x Vario eyepiece of a ZEISS DiaScope 65FL spotting scope. The extreme magnification yields fine feather details, but also creates a attractive bokah behind the bird. Indirect lighting also helps maintain detail. The catch light in the eye is a bonus!<\/p>\n

1\/100th second at ISO 500. f11 effective (limited by the 65mm aperture of the scope). Program with \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation. <\/p>\n

And, just for interest, a little googling shows that there is indeed a Lesser<\/em> Kiskadee, resident in South America and the Caribbean islands. Who knew?<\/p>\n

And a few bonus shots.<\/p>\n

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