{"id":100777,"date":"2021-07-29T06:10:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=100777"},"modified":"2021-07-29T06:46:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:46:32","slug":"yellow-warbler-ascending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/29\/yellow-warbler-ascending\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Warbler Ascending"},"content":{"rendered":"

A short trip for a young warbler. A meaningless journey to us perhaps but apparently it was significant for the bird.<\/p>\n

Image techs for these ten warbler photos are in the range of 1\/2000 – 1\/2500, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender.<\/em><\/p>\n

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On a smoky morning in the mountains three days ago I spent quite a bit of time trying to get clear shots of Yellow Warblers in the willows but most of them simply refused to come out and play. This one was the exception. She wasn’t very close but she landed on a leaning bare branch with no obstructions in front of her and nothing distracting in the background so I was able to get a bunch of clear shots of her as she ascended the branch.<\/p>\n

With yellow warblers it’s difficult to distinguish immature hatch year birds from adult females but I’m pretty sure this one is a youngster and a very young one at that. For the sake of convenience I’m referring to ‘her’ as a female.<\/p>\n

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She began her journey up the branch with a short hop. I didn’t catch her in midair…<\/p>\n

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but I did capture her immediately after she landed.<\/p>\n

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Then she looked around as if she was planning her next move.<\/p>\n

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Instead of hopping she simply walked most of the rest of the way up the branch.<\/p>\n

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Now her ultimate destination is in sight – the cut off end of the branch, or very close to it.<\/p>\n

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As she neared her destination she walked more deliberately and with more confidence.<\/p>\n

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Almost there.<\/p>\n

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This is as high up on the branch as she got. At this point she turned around and appeared to assess her accomplishment, apparently a momentous one for such a young bird.<\/p>\n

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Then she turned around again and took off. And no, I didn’t catch her taking off or in flight. These little warblers are usually too quick for me.<\/p>\n

She didn’t appear to be searching for food, tiny insects in and on the bark, as she ascended the branch. It seemed to me that her intention was simply to accomplish the task of climbing it – no big deal to us or for most birds but perhaps for such a young warbler it was.<\/p>\n

And it provided an excuse for me to feature quite a few sharp photos of a warbler out in the open, which are types of shots I don’t get very often.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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PS – Some readers may recognize this cut off branch. It’s a favorite perch for a variety of species in a spot where I photograph birds often so I’ve posted other photos of birds perched on it including…<\/em><\/p>\n

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this Belted Kingfisher photo I posted nine days ago. Comparing this photo to the warbler photos above gives us a sense of how very small Yellow Warblers really are. The comparison also demonstrates the effects of the smoke on the light, making it much warmer in the warbler photos.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A short trip for a young warbler. A meaningless journey to us perhaps but apparently it was significant for the bird.<\/p>\n

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