{"id":24598,"date":"2014-06-18T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=24598"},"modified":"2014-06-18T04:57:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:57:46","slug":"fledgling-yellow-headed-blackbird-begging-for-and-then-recieving-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/18\/fledgling-yellow-headed-blackbird-begging-for-and-then-recieving-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird, Begging For And Then Receiving Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light.\u00a0 It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert)\u00a0and I keep thinking of all the\u00a0early summer\u00a0bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing.\u00a0 I’m a glutton for punishment…<\/p>\n

The nest of Yellow-headed Blackbirds is always constructed over water and fixed to dead or live vegetation.\u00a0 Young birds leave the nest early, as soon as 7 days after hatching but usually from 9-12 days, so they’re not yet\u00a0capable of flight.\u00a0 They perch on the rim of the nest and explore surrounding vegetation and they’re extremely vocal (annoyingly and incessantly\u00a0so – here’s a link<\/a> to their sound when doing so) when demanding food from their parents.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/400, f\/11, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This near-fledgling at\u00a0Farmington Bay\u00a0was doing just that – begging loudly for food whenever its mother came into view.\u00a0 For a change I found one of these young birds out in the open – they can usually be heard but not seen.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/400, f\/11, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Its mother flew in and deposited a morsel in the young birds mouth and then quickly vacated the premises.\u00a0 I don’t blame her…<\/p>\n

Both of these shots are full-frame and I was surprised that I was able to get them as sharp as I did at only 1\/400 second but I had to try because being so close\u00a0I really needed some depth of field (thus f\/11).<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light. It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert) and I keep thinking of all the early summer bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing. I’m a glutton for punishment…<\/p>\n

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