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Western Bristlebird

Western Bristlebird (Image ID 37781)
Photographed byGlenn Pure on Sun 29th Sep, 2019 and uploaded on Mon 23rd Dec, 2019 .
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ID37781
CommentNot the best shot but I've posted it to show the behaviour and the unique patterning on the back. The bird appears to be collecting spiders and insects for its young. I observed the bird in the same location the previous day doing the same thing. This time I crouched down on the edge of a track in the heathland as it moved towards me. However, I bird would not stop for a moment and the many obstructions meant I failed to get a shot until it had started moving away. At one point the bird hopped to within a metre of me as I sat motionless and watched (too close to attempt a photo). Quite a privilege to see one so close.
EquipmentCanon 80D with EF 100-400mm Mark 2, handheld at 400mm 1/1600 sec, f6.3, ISO 1600. Initially processed in Canon DPP 4 to crop, adjust exposure and lighting and perform noise reduction (at about 50% of default values). A 16 bit TIFF file was created from the RAW DPP image and finished in PSE (Adobe Photoshop Elements v9) where further noise reduction was applied to the main subject(s) using Neat Image plugin for PSE. Stronger noise reduction was applied to the remainder. Main subject selected and adjustments made to lighten shadows, darken highlights and increase midtone contrast as appropriate. Inverse of main subject selected and adjustments made as appropriate to contrast, highlights, shadows and saturation to make the bird stand out more effectively. Main subject sharpened after resizing for upload.
LocationCheynes Beach heathland behind camp ground, Western Australia
Keywordsfeeding/with prey, adult
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