After yesterday’s long-winded post, today’s edition of Feathered Photography will be brief.
A week ago today, on an otherwise unproductive morning in a remote area of northern Utah, I found a flock of dozens of juvenile White-crowned Sparrows and I posted a flight shot of one of them the next day. Out of all those sparrows, I saw only one that was an adult.
1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
This is that bird. ‘He’ also seemed to be the bravest of the bunch, as he came in much closer to my pickup than any of the youngsters dared to.
He posed nicely for about five seconds. I particularly like the way the best-lit parts of him are framed by the leaves above and below him and the vertical branch he’s perched on.
And that his right foot appears to be detached from his body.
Ron
Beautifully framed. You are so right about that foot – which has my mind wishing I could detach bits of myself too…
“You are so right about that foot”
Good to know I’m not the only one, EC.
Super shot!
Charlotte Norton
Thanks.
Beautiful. Looking forward to seeing them in my yard.
Thanks, Michael.
Lovely portrait! Impossibly delicate feet! And pretty foliage, even with the wear and tear. They are beginning to show up in our yard – we usually have a flock of 50-100 all winter. They are such fun to watch.
Jealous of the winter White-crowneds in your yard, Carolyn. About all I get is House Sparrows.
Pretty little bird – foliage appears to be getting “worn” – not turning there yet tho…….
Thanks, Judy.
Very handsome bird. And I too like the vertical perch and the framing. But you like “that his right foot appears to be detached from his body” ???? Okaaay! I guess it is gory Halloween time coming up, is it?
Yup, I like it Granny Pat. I like most anything that increases my interest in a photo, and that does.
Excellent photo of one of my favorites. I even start to get them in my backyard this time of the year. I never would have thought of the foot had you not mentioned it. An illusion that does make it appear to be unattached.
He was probably like the Alpha Male coyote who watches closely to be sure you are not going to be a problem for his pack.
Thanks, Everett. I haven’t seen one in my yard for years. They used to hang out in my neighbor’s snowball bush that hangs over my back fence, but it’s been a while..
I think it’s a perfect portrait of a beautiful bird–I, too, like the way he’s “framed” by the surrounding foliage and his grasp on the vertical
branch is more dynamic than the usual feet side- by- side on a horizontal one.
Glad you like it, Kris. Thanks.