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It has been difficult to get an open singing shot of this species which has a very beautiful song. It was late afternoon and I was in a forested ravine area with a flowing stream in a hard to access area of this location. This location pretty much requires a high clearance vehicle but is a great area to shoot as the trees on one side of this road have canopy at eye level. I was busy with warblers and heard two birds of this thrush species begin to sing from below as light was beginning to fade. The vegetation was just beginning to leaf out and I was able to get an open window to shoot this beautiful thrush.
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I know it’s been a long time! I haven’t fallen off the earth, I just had a long dry spell. I went out shooting numerous times in the last few months and just couldn’t seem to connect with the good light. I just got back from a quick trip to Glacier National Park. Went on some killer hikes and had a blast. I even saw a wolf for the first time! That was cool. But there was a lot of smoke from distant forest fires and once again I got skunked. π¦
Soβ¦on the way home I stopped at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon and finally had some nice light. For me it doesn’t compare to the beauty of Glacier Park, but the light was nice and it was just fun to finally shoot a keeper.
Hope everyone is doing well and having a great summer.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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