{"id":73224,"date":"2019-07-07T06:04:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T12:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=73224"},"modified":"2019-07-07T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T18:04:58","slug":"yellow-warbler-up-close-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/07\/yellow-warbler-up-close-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Warbler Up Close"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus a tip of the hat to my unusually knowledgeable and helpful blog readers from one of my Facebook followers.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, 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 rarely get such a clear and clean photo of a Yellow Warbler so I decided to post this one for the novelty of it if for no other reason. I photographed him in the mountains two weeks ago tomorrow when he came out of nowhere and landed on this bare branch in decent light for long enough to allow me a half-dozen or so pretty nice shots. In particular I like the intimate look at the warbler with great eye contact, the good detail and the diagonal perch.<\/p>\n

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Ok, on to an unrelated note:<\/p>\n

Three days ago on my post titled “House Wren With A Damselfly?<\/a>” in a nod to Lennon and McCartney I asked for “a little help from my friends” in confirming the ID of the insect as a damselfly and I even hoped someone would be able to identify it down to species – truly a tall order. Many of my readers helpfully jumped in and it didn’t take long for Wayne Lynch to indirectly provide the answer. He sent the photo (or the link to my post) to John Acorn, an entomologist in Edmonton, Alberta, who said about the insect “Yep, a damselfly and a female at that. Looks like the genus Argia and I would guess Argia vivida. Nice shot indeed”<\/p>\n

I always appreciate such help from my readers (and I’m sure my blog followers do too) but I usually don’t make a big deal out of it. But Facebok friend Janet Williams made a comment on that post that made me realize once again that my (our) Feathered Photography community is pretty special in their willingness to go out of their way to be helpful and generous with their specialized knowledge and backgrounds. Janet’s comment was concise and to the point:<\/p>\n