{"id":100278,"date":"2021-07-14T05:48:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=100278"},"modified":"2021-07-14T06:53:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T12:53:43","slug":"yellow-warbler-because-i-like-the-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/yellow-warbler-because-i-like-the-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Warbler – Because I Like The Pose"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not sure I’ve seen a more alert-looking Yellow Warbler.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A little over two weeks ago I was lucky enough to catch this Yellow Warbler at the very top of a willow in the mountains. Usually they’re buried in the bushes or scurrying around their lower edges so this high vantage point gave me an unusually clean background for the species. I like the ‘King of the Mountain’ look for a change.<\/p>\n

But what I like best is the ‘lean and mean’ look provided by his alert, stretched out posture. More often than not these little warblers look almost like little yellow puffballs so this somewhat unusual posture caught my attention. I’m not sure what he was reacting to, it could have been another bird or it might even have been me (or the clicking of my shutter), but whatever it was I like the result.<\/p>\n

It isn’t my habit to post photos of the same species two days in a row (yesterday’s post included photos of a Yellow Warbler chick) but occasionally things just work out that way.<\/p>\n

I’ll post a different species tomorrow, I promise.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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On an unrelated note:<\/em><\/p>\n

My good friend Justina Bernstein from Utah State Parks asked me to share this poster for the 2021 Antelope Island Spider Fest Photo Contest. <\/em><\/p>\n

I encourage anyone who likes nature photography, Antelope Island and\/or spiders to submit an entry by August 4. Heck, even if you’re not a spider fan, give it a go. You might change your mind about spiders and you just might become a winner of a photo contest. If nothing else it should be fun trying and State Parks certainly deserves our support. I’m honored again to be one of the judges this year and I’d like to see lots of entries.<\/em><\/p>\n

Antelope Island’s famous (infamous?) orb weavers and other types of spiders are already out in good numbers so you should have plenty of arachnidian photo-ops especially on the north end of the island and anywhere near the marina. And no, your photos don’t have to be taken on the island.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m not sure I’ve seen a more alert-looking Yellow Warbler.<\/p>\n

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