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I made a special trip out to South Dakota specifically to view the mating dance of the prairie chickens.
It did not disappoint.
It was one of my most enjoyable mornings spent in the great outdoors.
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I'd trade every dang ditch parrot in Nodak for a decent, sustainable population of prairie.
That disappearing species such as prairie chickens and sage grouse would be a lot more prevalent and, ultimately, huntable.
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Continuing with images from my Oklahoma trip, this is a male lesser prairie chicken taking flight from the lek on a late cloudy afternoon.
Canon 1D4
500mm f4L IS
ISO 400, f5.6, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure, from a blind
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This species is on my wanted list and i meant to go get him this year... .
I like the setting Bob, excellent take off flight pose and a distance BG and fore-ground vegetation .
Getting one off the ground is a fantastic opportunity.
Great pose and details Bob.
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Larry and I just got back from a 900 mile round trip to see and photograph prairie chickens. We had to deal with rain, fog, cloud cover and some great light.
These shots were taken in dense fog. Others to follow.
Thanks for looking.
Harsha
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We sure had a variety of shooting conditions.
Inflight shots to come will blow mine out of the prairie.
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Harsha and I had planned on traveling to Magee to shoot Warblers. We were going to meet up with Troy, Karl, Larry, Al, and Mr. Bravo, but Troy called and said that the leaves on the trees had filled out so much that it was impossible to get many...
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Prairie Chicken"
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV 700 mm f/5.6 1/800 sec 800 ISO +0.7 EV
"On Alert"
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV 700 mm f/5.6 1/160 sec 400 ISO +0.7 EV
"Foggy Chicken"
Canon EOS-1D sec 800 ISO 0.0 EV Never thought....
And Mrs.
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Canon 1DIII, 500F4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, F8
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Great species and I also....
I'm jealous!
Bob Fantastic action image Rob.
This is the kind of shot I was hoping to get while in Oklahoma but the action was too far away from my blind .
Super action shot! Great timing and overall shot! Great action here Rob .
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Male landing at the lek. Woodward County, Oklahoma. April 2012
Canon 1D4
500mm f4L IS
ISO 400, f5.6, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure, from a blind
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at naturescapes):
Great catch and....
Great job catching the incoming action.
Well done for sure! Bob, really neat capture, love the fresh greenery, spread wingtip and bit of open beak .
Nice job catching this in flight! Love the dangling feet and the foreground vegetation .
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Hello all. First post.
http://www.lodgetrail.com/img/s3/v38/p382664600-4.jpg
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Even though you can't see the feet leaving it a bit less tight would give more of a feel for place... .
A bit too tight all around for my tastes and maybe clone out that one blade of grass on the sac .
Good detail and decent light.
Very nice first post shot.
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I spent last weekend in a blind in Wisconsin photographing these fellows. The season is winding down there. But it made for good photography as the BG was not full of other GPC's. The males on this lek all seemed to know each other and were not aggressive...
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Great behavior image! wing position are perfect and like the... .
Something I have never tried to shoot I really like the interaction too Jon, and also the wing position and nice light & detail .
I like the interaction ahd how well posed the leading bird is .
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I consider myself fortunate to have been able to spend a few mornings on a GPC lek this February.
The distracting spots in the foreground are actually "frost diamonds" - it was 8 degrees Fahrenheit when I photographed these guys! I realize they could ...
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You captured a real nice moment, I like the wing blur and interaction! Nice action Tom! You are making me excited for my trip (with Popeshawnpaul) to Oklahoma next week to photograph... .
These are cool little critters I have yet to see, must be fun watching .
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Taste the Wild My Dog loves this food! I have a 5 month old Chihuahua and he licks his bowl well after he has finished eating. When I first got him the breeder had him on a cheap, low quality, food full of corn and other fillers. The first thing I wanted...
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I have of the Wild High Prairie dry ....
Its made by the same company as "chicken soup for the dog lovers soul", which is the food we High Prairie dog food is a great all in one food for either your dog or your puppy.
Of the fillers.
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