{"id":138828,"date":"2023-07-03T05:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T11:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=138828"},"modified":"2023-07-03T06:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:34:45","slug":"western-tanager-contemplating-life-after-a-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/03\/western-tanager-contemplating-life-after-a-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Tanager Contemplating Life After A Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yellows, reds, greens and blacks – a color combination that appeals to me.<\/p>\n

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1\/1300, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Eleven days ago on my Montana camping trip I photographed this Western Tanager on a rustic fence just over the border in Idaho. I posted a different photo of this bird<\/a><\/span><\/span> with an insect in his bill last week. After that photo was taken he flew with the insect to a different part of the fence, ate the bug, cleaned his bill and then struck this pose for me.<\/p>\n

To me, tanagers often look like they have unusually large heads and this one is no exception.<\/p>\n

I like the dappled light on the conifers in the background, the rough texture of the perch and the turn of his head. The photo was taken late in the morning so the light was a little harsh and with the sun so high in the sky, many of my photos of him had no light in his eye. But in this shot the cock of his head provided a much-needed catch light.<\/p>\n

Not long after this photo was taken, another insect flew straight at him and he tried to catch it in midair.<\/p>\n

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He missed the bug and almost went ass over teakettle during the attempt. But he recovered and eventually flew off at a time and in a direction of his choosing, rather than taking an inglorious tumble off the fence.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Yellows, reds, greens and blacks – a color combination that appeals to me. (2 photos)<\/p>\n

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