Darrel O'Neill
Kelowna, BC, Canada
www.flickr.com/longint57

Bokeh can occur in front of or behind the subject. This female red-winged blackbird was taking a dragonfly back to the nest for the little ones.

Canon EOS 50D w/ Sigma 150-500mm 1:5.6-6.3 APO HSM lens

1/1000; f/6.3; ISO 640; 500mm

Used Shutter Priority mode w/ -2/3 exposure compensation;
manual focusing;
hand-held;
processed with Photoshop Elements 9.0.3