{"id":101027,"date":"2021-08-05T05:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=101027"},"modified":"2021-08-05T05:15:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:15:59","slug":"willow-flycatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/05\/willow-flycatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Flycatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just because I like it.<\/span><\/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

Two days ago in the mountains several adult Willow Flycatchers were working their little butts off trying to feed youngsters that I usually couldn’t see because they were mostly buried in the bushes. But the adults were buzzing around from perch to perch as they were hunting insects near the ground so I was able to get quite a few photos of them, even though they usually stayed on each perch for only a few seconds.<\/p>\n

This is one of my favorite photos of the morning. I like the perky, droopy-wing pose, the unusually clean background that still provides a sense of habitat and the nearly monochrome color palette.<\/p>\n

These flycatchers really gave me a workout. Sometimes there were two or three of them to choose from and since they typically stayed on their perches for only a few seconds I often made the wrong choice because they were gone before I could lock focus on them. Shooting from my pickup window limited my range and they often landed where vegetation, mullein in particular, blocked my view of all or part of the bird.<\/p>\n

It was frustrating and exhilarating at the same time. And bucketsful of fun.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Just because I like it.<\/p>\n

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