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Pheasant
hansbertil

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

This is what happens when stumbling upon a male Pheasant with a 500 lens 1.4X T/C (only removed some pixels to the left). The bird think I am too close to dare moving, so it stands still behind a thin bush for 5 minutes. Have to back off to be able to focus (and as a confidence- building measure :smile:). Even got time to remove the T/C and get some shots with more than the head. Normally they run off immediatly when they notice a human - lucky me. Told him how much I appreciated his cooperation when I left!
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Location
Hjlstaviken, Uppland - Sweden
Date taken
2007-March-29
Scientific name
Phasianus colchicus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 350D, EF500/4.0L IS + 1.4X T/C (Tv: 1/60 Av: 5.6 iso400) - Freehand
Akihaka
Very pleasant pheasant, Hans. Ive heard that sometimes they freeze for a good moment when getting too close. It is nice to have close-up shots this sharp. Looks fantastic with all those deatils.
 
Digiscoper321
Lol Hans Thats a cracker! Even got some cobweb to show for detail. You had a "merger" with mother nature for this shot then,you said yourself,they normally run off immediately facing a human.....Lol ;) Well done,Hans
 
hansbertil
Thanks!
Adrian - very funny!
Ove - yes, this occasional "merger" with mother nature is what makes many of us "tick" :smile:
 
Marise
My word that is detailed - lovely portrait Hans - the colours are almost irredescent! (y)
 

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