{"id":141176,"date":"2023-08-15T06:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=141176"},"modified":"2023-08-15T07:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:22:24","slug":"yellow-warbler-perched-taking-off-and-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/yellow-warbler-perched-taking-off-and-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Warbler Perched, Taking Off And In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler?<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I found a mixed flock of songbirds feeding on serviceberries, gleaning insects off of the foliage and hawking insects out of the air. The flock included Yellow Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Cedar Waxwings and Western Tanagers and even though most of them weren’t particularly close, the shooting was often fast and furious.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Unlike most warblers, this adult female Yellow Warbler actually stayed on this branch long enough that I had time to get quite a few shots of her. Most of the time her tail was blocked by the out of focus branch on the left but when she twisted slightly to her right I got this shot that included her entire body.<\/p>\n

Because they’re so incredibly quck and twitchy, attempting to get sharp takeoff and flight shots of most warblers is usually a waste of time but I often try anyway. I fired off several short bursts hoping to get lucky but she just stood there watching me.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But the last burst worked. I caught her taking off and…<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

in flight. This shot isn’t quite tack sharp but I think it’s ‘sharp enough’, whatever that is.<\/p>\n

At first I couldn’t tell for sure if this bird was an adult female or a juvenile but I think we get a clue in this photo that strongly suggests that she’s an adult female. Can you spot the clue?<\/p>\n

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I believe the depression we see in her plumage on her upper belly indicates the presence of a brood patch. In Yellow Warblers only females incubate eggs and juveniles wouldn’t have a brood patch so this bird is an adult female.<\/p>\n

If my logic is flawed I’d like to hear about it.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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One way to tell the difference between an adult female and a juvenile Yellow Warbler? (4 photos)<\/p>\n

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