In Flight

This afternoon I took a short break from the computer and worked on capturing a chickadee in flight. I was trying to capture them just before they landed on the bird feeder. I had a lot of near misses and some really not quite but close images. The close ones included chopped off tails, wings and beaks. No dead birds were involved in the creation of this image. A lot of photographer frustration but no blood. It is amazing to see all of the gyrations and contorted positions that birds can get themselves into before landing. I had a fun time and the birds did too consuming seed to their hearts desires. God's light and precious love to all, chris

Camera Equipment Used- Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 IS USM , Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Settings- Manual Mode,ISO 3,200, F 5.6, Shutter speed of 1/4,000th of a sec.