{"id":122237,"date":"2022-10-21T04:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=122237"},"modified":"2022-10-21T04:04:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:04:45","slug":"brewers-blackbird-on-his-own-tiny-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/21\/brewers-blackbird-on-his-own-tiny-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewer’s Blackbird On His Own Tiny Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

King of the hill.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Three days ago, at Glover’s Pond near Farmington Bay WMA, this male Brewer’s Blackbird and another male appeared to be competing for the use of this small rock ‘island’ as a perch. It was almost as if they were playing King of the Hill and this guy came out on top.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

He kept looking back at the other male as if he expected to be challenged for his tiny island perch, but it never quite happened.<\/p>\n

I like the simplicity of both photos but, as is often the case, I have some small nits to pick.<\/p>\n