Early this morning, the Northern Shrike was perched in the shadow of the drumlin. I thought black and white would look better in this particular light. I probably could have simply desaturated color images in Photoshop. However, I feel that the effects of chromatic aberration present in backlit and high-contrast color images leaves artifacts to contend with even after desaturation. Actually, I think the shrike looks neat in black and white! Eventually, the shrike moved out to the open prairie where I switched back to color mode.
Pheasant Branch, Dane, US-WI
Dec 1, 2013 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
36 species
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
American Robin
European Starling
Lapland Longspur
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
All images © 2013 Mike McDowell