bird photography : northern mockingbird

While Beth tracked a series of soaring Osprey's overhead, John watched the antics of this Mockingbird with growing delight as the bird hopped about and posed repeatedly for pictures.

Equipment: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/640 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: March 19, 2006 10:15 am Location: Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge / Woodbridge, VA