<\/a><\/p>\nEven with a good lens on the camera with the chicks in full view, it is easy to see how nature protects them.<\/p>\n
All the stripes and speckles on their feathers seem to blend in….the edges of their bodies also blurring with the surrounding features.<\/p>\n
First image f8 @ 1\/40th sec ISO 100, focal length 300 mm
\nSecond photo f7.1 @ 1\/640 sec ISO 200, focal length 300 mm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Old Man Emu….easy to see in amongst the trees and undergrowth…….but spot the four chicks he is carefully protecting. Even with a good lens on the camera with the chicks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fauna"},"yoast_head":"\n
Nature's Way - Peter MacDonald Photo<\/title>\n\n\n\n\t\n