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On our second night of vacation last week I went out in the evening to scout a location for the next morning’s photography. Driving along Netarts Bay Road, I spotted herons and egrets, belted kingfishers, song sparrows, harbor seals, mergansers, buffleheads, and more. I also saw (and photographed) a ton of Red-winged Blackbirds and this American Crow.

Crows are super smart and gregarious. They are also, if not literally fearless, really quite brave. As I mentioned a couple days ago, I recently watched some crows take on a Bald Eagle at the reservoir.

This noble-looking crow on Netarts Bay isn’t interested in being Instafamous, but it was good enough to pose for me nevertheless.

Location: Netarts Bay, Oregon

Date: April 19, 2021

Exposure: 1/250 second, f/9, ISO 800

Focal Length: 850 mm

Gear:

• Camera: Nikon D750

• Lens: Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary with a 1.4x teleconverter