{"id":73114,"date":"2019-07-02T03:55:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=73114"},"modified":"2019-07-02T03:55:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T09:55:39","slug":"newly-fledged-yellow-warbler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/02\/newly-fledged-yellow-warbler\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Fledged Yellow Warbler"},"content":{"rendered":"

They don’t come much cuter than a freshly-fledged and hungry baby warbler.<\/p>\n

I recently mentioned that I occasionally go back into my archives to see what I photographed where on this date in previous years so I know where to look for them now. Well I did it again last night and found these photos from one year ago yesterday.<\/p>\n

I think I’ll be looking for newly fledged Yellow Warblers in the mountains this week.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, 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<\/em><\/p>\n

I believe there was more than one youngster in the bushes waiting to be fed by their parents but this one seemed to be the most adventurous of the brood. Occasionally it would come out just enough to be seen but like most warblers most of the time it spent the majority of its time buried in the branches, twigs and leaves.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, 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<\/em><\/p>\n

In this photo and the next one of the male parent feeding the chick only one bird is sharp but that’s to be expected in this situation at these focal lengths. Here the fledgling has just taken possession of a juicy green grub and believe me it didn’t last long.<\/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<\/em><\/p>\n

A few frames later neither bird is truly sharp but we can see the adult better than in the previous photo and the youngster is already begging for more food.<\/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

This is probably the clearest shot I got of the fledgling. At this point it was capable of short flights to and from adjacent twigs but I could tell it was still learning its flight skills so it’s official pilot’s license was still only a pipe dream.<\/p>\n

Going back into my archives for a timely reminder of what photo subjects may be available now is nearly always a joy because those photos have already been culled of the garbage shots.<\/p>\n

And often it even pays off in the field. Time will tell if it works this week.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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They don’t come much cuter than a freshly-fledged and hungry baby warbler.<\/p>\n

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