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An aplomado falcon selected for the March 1, 2014 cover. (Courtesy Phil Hull)
Pest management, the theme for Good Fruit Grower’s March 1 issue, is often a challenge to illustrate.
This year, we were fortunate in that Phil Hull submitted a series of striking photos of an aplomado falcon being flown for bird pest abatement in a Yakima Valley vineyard near Cold Creek east of Moxee, Washington. The falcon is quite a bit more pleasing to look at than the parasitized stinkbug eggs on our 2013 pest management cover!
The close-up shot we chose for our March 1, 2014 cover was shot at 1/400 second, f/6.3, ISO 400, using a Canon 7D digital camera with a Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS lens.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
