Red-winged Blackbird – St Marks National Wildlife Reserve Florida
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus spend the breeding season in wet places like fresh or saltwater marshes and rice paddies..1
1Red-winged Blackbird Life History. All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2017, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter
focal length: 840mm | support: monopod | exposure: f/8 – 1/2500 – iso 500
Red-winged Blackbird – St Marks National Wildlife Reserve Florida
One of the most abundant native birds on the North American continent, Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus may be found year-round in all 48 contiguous United States.1
1Red-winged Blackbird Life History. All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2017, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/2500 – iso 500 | support: monopod
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Lake Blalock South Carolina
A Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Pterourus glaucus shares a Tall Thistle Cirsium altissimum with a variety of bees in the buffer zone of Lake Blalock in Upstate, South Carolina.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/11 – 1/1600 – iso 2000 | support: monopod
