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Yesterday I visited the Sierra Nevada north of Truckee California; after about a mile along a washboarded gravel road I found a meadow filled to overflowing with wild mountain light and the promise of a drenching. At the meadow's edge a pair of Mountain Bluebirds was converting invertebrates into the next crop of blue bug-eaters:

 

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technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R, UET-R extension tube, shoulder stock and monopod. The second photo is cropped significantly. All comments welcome.

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Thanks all for your comments. I want to mention that the lens I used for these photos and for the White-faced Ibis posted a couple of days ago was given to me in poor condition. I removed the camo tape and tape residue, had DAG re-lube & repair the focus but it still has scratches and pits in the glass. Basically it was unmarketable. I guess my point is that one need not spend $thousand$ on a lens to make bird photos.

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