Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 9, 2009 23:50:13 GMT
After having a great time with birdnuts Gabs, Mark, Toto, Ding, Bert, Doc Mando and Bong at UPD last Saturday, Cynthia and I decided to return Sunday morning at the MSI area.
We were not prepared for what would unfold before us...a scene straight out of the Discovery Channell - the BRT and a Praying Mantis squaring up. It took almost 15 minutes before the mantis eventually became breakfast. Interesting because sometimes the BRT would turn its back on the mantis feigning disinterest the mantis didn't fly off to escape its inevitable fate and stood there bravely daring the thrush to attack.
I got a few shots:
Some of the shots were not as I had hoped them to be..my hands were trembling from excitement while watching the battle between the two.
Canon 40D, 300mm + 1.4X, ISO-1250, 1/400, f7.1, shakingly handheld
We were not prepared for what would unfold before us...a scene straight out of the Discovery Channell - the BRT and a Praying Mantis squaring up. It took almost 15 minutes before the mantis eventually became breakfast. Interesting because sometimes the BRT would turn its back on the mantis feigning disinterest the mantis didn't fly off to escape its inevitable fate and stood there bravely daring the thrush to attack.
I got a few shots:
Some of the shots were not as I had hoped them to be..my hands were trembling from excitement while watching the battle between the two.
Canon 40D, 300mm + 1.4X, ISO-1250, 1/400, f7.1, shakingly handheld
