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<\/p>\nNormally I’m not fond of cutesy little names for birds but this one fits the species so very well it just keeps popping into my\u00a0head when I see them.<\/p>\n
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1\/6400, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n Of course I’m talking about the Yellow-rumped Warbler (in this case the Audubon’s variety)\u00a0but in this image it’s clear where the other moniker came from. Late yesterday afternoon I visited a pond near my home in an attempt to locate Belted Kingfishers and ended up being much more successful with these warblers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n There was a large flock of them feeding on insects in and around one of the trees near the pond and once again my pickup served me well as a mobile blind. It was almost a feeding frenzy and I think I know why – it’s been cold and wet for several days which kept the insects down but the sun had finally come out, it was warming up and the bugs were flying. These hungry birds took advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n In most of my images the backgrounds were busy and cluttered with branches but I was able to manage a few clean shots. I also like some of them that show more habitat so I’ll post a few of those at another time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n The lighting conditions were wildly varied so my shutter speeds were all over the place but for these flitty little birds more is usually better when it comes to shutter speed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n This bird held this pose for several seconds. It was one of the few times one of these warblers seemed to be paying more attention to me than it did watching for insects.<\/p>\n For much of the time I was shooting these birds I was torn between excitement at getting so many opportunities with them and frustration over my intended kingfisher quarry. For about a half-hour while I was there the female kingfisher I’ve photographed before was at the top of this same tree. She was close and I had a clear view of her but she had her back to me, there were several shadows from branches crossing her body, the background was bright white clouds\u00a0and she never changed position on the perch. I probably missed many\u00a0nice warbler shots because I spent too much time watching her and hoping she’d move.<\/p>\n I usually don’t get many opportunities with these warblers.\u00a0In a typical year I probably don’t average more than about 25 shots of them but last night I came home with over 900 images of Yellow-rumped Warblers – a real butterbutt bonanza. I’m sure I’ll delete most of them but there should be a few more gems in the bunch. Hope so.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Normally I’m not fond of cutesy little names for birds but this one fits the species so very well it just keeps popping into my head when I see them.<\/p>\n![\"yellow-rumped-warbler-5510-ron-dudley\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/yellow-rumped-warbler-5510-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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