{"id":70520,"date":"2019-03-31T04:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T10:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=70520"},"modified":"2019-03-31T04:55:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T10:55:00","slug":"yellow-warbler-singing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/31\/yellow-warbler-singing\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Warbler Singing"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the unpleasantness of yesterday’s blog post I needed something fresh and cheerful to get the bad taste out of my mouth. For me a singing warbler will do it every time.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Last summer I spent considerable time in the Wasatch Mountains photographing songbirds, including this singing Yellow Warbler on July 1. This bird and its mate had been extremely busy feeding several hungry fledglings but as they often do it took a short break for some cheerful song. Usually when that happens they’re at least partly buried in the vegetation and far away but this bird broke both cardinal rules (pun intended) and serenaded me from a close and exposed location.<\/p>\n

If the warbler looks just a little scruffy, especially around the head, it had a perfectly good excuse.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n

Almost surely this is the same bird feeding one of its demanding youngsters a juicy green grub. Both parents were being run ragged as they tried to keep all those bellies full and it showed in their somewhat disheveled appearance. It’s only a documentary quality photo but I think it serves its purpose well enough.<\/p>\n

I just checked the weather satellite and as of 3:40 AM there isn’t a cloud in sight. Could it really be possible that we’ve got some decent shooting weather after weeks of overcast skies?<\/p>\n

It must be a glitch. When I look outside in the dark it’ll probably be snowing again.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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After the unpleasantness of yesterday’s blog post I needed something fresh and cheerful to get the bad taste out of my mouth. For me a singing warbler will do it every time.<\/p>\n

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