Canon EOS 3, 100-400 IS EF L Lens with 1.4xII equals 560mm, handheld, AV fully opened to F8, evaluated metering, Provia 100 F, Exposure Modification - 1 1/3
I was able to get myself within 8 feet of this bird from my flat adobe house roof. The week before this I had tried to help this bird's sick fledgling with bird seed in one bowl and water in another bowl in a corner where the bird would probably be unnoticed. The fledgling was gone in a day or two but I think the parent remembered my good deed and allowed me to take this image.