These four shots are of the same bird in the same moment: a Spotted Towhee in the rain. The backgrounds are different because, by shifting my angle up or down, or taking a single step to the left or right, I was able to get different colored houses in the background. I’m grateful the neighbors behind us chose such varied colors for their homes. I’ll put the four original images in a slideshow below.

Location: Silverton, Oregon

Exposure: 1/500 second, f/5.6, ISO 280

Focal Length: 500 mm

Gear:

• Camera: Nikon D850

• Lens: Nikon 500mm PF