{"id":31361,"date":"2015-05-15T05:25:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T11:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=31361"},"modified":"2015-05-15T07:37:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T13:37:21","slug":"bear-river-marsh-wrens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/15\/bear-river-marsh-wrens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear River Marsh Wrens"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like the many contrasts between these two images of Marsh Wrens taken at Bear River MBR 4 days ago.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3 ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In so many ways this shot is typical of\u00a0many (if not most)\u00a0of my Marsh Wren images. The bird is singing (they almost never shut up), it’s buried deep within the habitat it prefers, its foot-grasp on the reeds gives it a comical, spread-eagle pose and framing of the image (portrait or landscape)\u00a0is a bit of a conundrum because the birds orientation is horizontal but the dominant green stems are vertical.<\/p>\n

Typical or not (and despite the fact that part of its rump is hidden) I like the shot.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a01\/2500, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, stem poking into bottom of\u00a0frame removed,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But this image is a bit unusual for me with its clean background,\u00a0graphic lines that aren’t vertical and the wren actually has its beak closed. I like the way the bird is lined up with the perch and the composition.<\/p>\n

My best opportunities with Marsh Wrens are nearly always at Bear River. As\u00a0I drive the loop road with\u00a0my windows down this time of year their incessant,\u00a0cacophonous singing from just a few feet away seems to fill the cab of my pickup but getting a clear shot of one of the little skulkers is another story. More often than not I return home wren-skunked so\u00a0I was happy to get a few shots of them that I like earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Addendum: In response to the comment below by Dave Sparks (and my response to him) I thought I’d add a photo of the skunk that I took on the same morning as these wrens. <\/em>I realize it’s completely unrelated but you never know where these blog post comment threads will lead and besides, it’s stormy outside and I have nothing better to do (that I feel like doing…)<\/em><\/p>\n

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I like the many contrasts between these two images of Marsh Wrens taken at Bear River MBR 4 days ago.<\/p>\n

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