{"product_id":"no-49-wayfarer-crested-caracara-11-x-8-print-unframed","title":"No. 49 Wayfarer Crested Caracara – 11¾\" x 8½\" Print, Unframed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigned \u0026amp; Numbered Print | Limited to 25 | Pigment Inks on Museum Grade Baryta Rag 305gsm | 11¾\" x 8½\", Unframed\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI called it an emergency bird week.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4:00 a.m. I couldn’t sleep and so I decided to scan the rare bird alert for Barnstable County, \u003cem\u003eas ya do\u003c\/em\u003e, and this report caught my eye: Crested Caracara, Duck Harbor.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHmm.  \u003cem\u003eGoogle Google google\u003c\/em\u003e, and “whoa, this bird is way off course”.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI immediately grabbed my kit, no seriously, I left for Duck Harbor by 4:45 a.m. and as soon as I got there I knew my own lenses were not going to be good enough for a printable photograph.  I needed a bigger lens.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003e insert gif “we’re gonna need a bigger boat gif \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI decided to splurge and over-nighted a rental Nikon 800mm lens \u003cem\u003e(thank you Lensrentals.com) and\u003c\/em\u003e began to see what I can see about getting a print of this wayward caracara.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide note: no one really knows why this bird is on Cape Cod.  He’s way off course, by, thousands of miles.  I suspect he just has a very large sense of where he wants to explore, set off north looking for snacks, and hasn’t noticed he’s all by himself yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, sadly, by the end of the week I was feeling pretty defeated. Everyone else, along with me, have hundreds of far-off shots of this guy’s head boppin’ around the marsh for five days and even with my 800mm I could not get anything closer….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/9263\/3370\/files\/head-boppin.jpg?v=1790861040\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"439\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…until I took a gamble and walked down the fire road to sit as a last ditch effort, and I know this sounds too perfect to be true, but I’m telling you *right as I was about to leave and give up…..HE FLEW RIGHT PAST ME AND NO ONE ELSE HAS THIS SHOT* \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was amazeballs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/9263\/3370\/files\/map_and_capture_notes.heic?v=1790789730\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--- \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinted On\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuniper Baryta Rag 305, made by Moab Paper. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a gorgeous paper to make prints on.  It blends the genuine baryta coating of a classic darkroom print with the exceptional quality of Moab’s 100% cotton rag paper. Pair it with Canon’s archival pigment inks and you’ll see shadows with rich detail and colors that have some oomph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe baryta coating gives each print a delightfully subtle luster.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s acid free and made with no optical brighteners, making this an archival grade paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrested Caracara\u003cbr\u003eCaracara plancus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuck Harbor Marsh\u003cbr\u003eWellfleet, Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaturday September 12, 2026 \/\/ 9:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.\u003cbr\u003eDistance Covered:  Under a mile, approximately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotograph Location    41°56'54.9\"N 70°04'07.0\"W\u003cbr\u003eTime Stamp        11:29 a.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamera - Nikon z50ii\u003cbr\u003eLens - Nikkor Z 800mm f\/6.3 VR S\u003cbr\u003eExposure - 1\/800 at f\/11\u003cbr\u003eISO – 500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFulfillment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach print is made to order and takes a little time to prepare and package for safe travels. Please expect approximately \u003cstrong\u003e10 to 12 days to ship\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus a few days in transit.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted by The Piccolo Dog Printworks Co. in Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Piccolo Dog Printworks Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52977043210522,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/9263\/3370\/files\/49-caracaraHero-001.jpg?v=1790789787","url":"https:\/\/thepiccolodog.com\/products\/no-49-wayfarer-crested-caracara-11-x-8-print-unframed","provider":"The Piccolo Dog Printworks Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}