Chough

[Alan]

White winged Chough

Corcorax melanorhamphos - Wamboin, NSW



From about 4/5 years ago. Not sure if I have posted it before, but I gave it a bit of a tidy up and removed a twig.

D7000 300mm with x1.3 TC tripod. f/5.6 1/320 800ISO

[avkomp]

good work on this. like the details and background sep. well done.

[Alan]

Thank you

[wigz]

nice pose, composition, light and background. Excellent shot. Could the bird be a bit light - I recall them being black while this looks a bit grey. I've come across these often when travelling but have never managed a clear shot.

[Alan]

Thanks Alan. I can't remember if the grey was the colour of the bird - maybe a youngster or how the light struck the feathers? The head is quite black.

I just burnt the shadows a bit here to try to balance the blacks.

I had a small flock that visited my Wamboin property regularly and they tolerated me following around. I must dig out a couple more photos

[Phoenix]

Now who's the master of bokeh?
Love everything about this.
I also thought it might be a young bird. Has nice looking feet and hints of new feathers.