{"id":16652,"date":"2013-11-08T11:21:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T15:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=16652"},"modified":"2013-11-06T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T15:21:35","slug":"fun-on-the-mudflats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/11\/08\/fun-on-the-mudflats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun on the Mudflats"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/magellenic-oystercatcher_y7o0446-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/magellenic-oystercatcher_y7o0446-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" alt=\"magellenic-oystercatcher_y7o0446-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" title=\"magellenic-oystercatcher_y7o0446-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This Magellenic Oystercatcher image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 1\/500 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF one inch behind the eye active at the moment of exposure. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3433&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Magellanic Oystercatcher<\/h3>\n<p>With its sleek, deep-black feathers and slightly less bulky carriage, this species seems more elegant and beautiful than its close relative, American Oystercatcher.  It had been giving me fits for days on the Patagonia trip as far as photography goes, often allowing close approach but&#8230;  Wind against light, lousy setting, can&#8217;t see the feet, all the usual image wreckers.  At Morro Chico Step we stopped at a pond with several pairs.  For the first two hours it was more fits.  Then I decided to just sit on the cracked mud behind my lowered tripod and wait for the birds to come to me.  This bird and two others landed nearby and began displaying.  Both the raised foot and the perfect look-back head angle added to the success of the image. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/double-banded-plover-_y7o0478-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/double-banded-plover-_y7o0478-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" alt=\"double-banded-plover-_y7o0478-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" title=\"double-banded-plover-_y7o0478-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This Double-banded Plover image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops: 1\/500 sec. at f\/13 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bird&#8217;s eye and re-compose.  Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3433&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Double-banded Plover<\/h3>\n<p>This rather sedentary species is relatively common in Patagonia in the right habitat.  I had seen it previously on the Falklands in gorgeous light.  But the bird was sporting an array of color bands so the experience left me rather unfulfilled. There were several pairs on the small lake and at least one pair had a nest; one of the birds was doing the rodent-run nest distraction display, walking away from us with its chest down while shaking its outstretched wings.<\/p>\n<p>Here again, the patient approach worked well; sit on the dried mud and wait for the birds to approach.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/white-rumped-sandpiper-winter-plumage-adult-_y7o0459-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/chile\/white-rumped-sandpiper-winter-plumage-adult-_y7o0459-morro-chico-steppe-chile.jpg\" alt=\"white-rumped-sandpiper-winter-plumage-adult-_y7o0459-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" title=\"white-rumped-sandpiper-winter-plumage-adult-_y7o0459-morro-chico-steppe-chile\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This White-rumped Sandpiper image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops: 1\/640 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the side of the bird&#8217;s breast active at the moment of  exposure.  Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3433&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>White-rumped Sandpiper<\/h3>\n<p>White-rumped Sandpiper is a fairly common long distance migrant Calidris in the northeastern US, an old friend that I saw regularly in summer and early fall in my old haunts, the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY. <\/p>\n<p>As this species winters exclusively in southern South America, I foolishly expected that it would be fully molted to non-breeding plumage in Chile at this time of year.   I forgot that in the northeast, a few molting adult white-rumpeds were seen regularly throughout October.  This bird is an extremely worn molting adult.  If it were in full breeding plumage, each feather would look fresh and each would exhibit a cold grey tone.  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