My first wild ABE .... went on a 3 day fishing trip to Kentucky Lake and, of course, the camera bag had to be part of the plan

This was taken Thursday, it was a rainy gloomy day which I think is why this bird was so approachable, I was happy to get the chance.


7D MKII
300mm f/2.8L + 1.4 TCII
TV mode at 1/800 with +1/3 EV exposure bias
f/4.5
ISO 250
No flash