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<\/a><\/p>\nturned 180\u00b0 on the same perch. Here the warbler has spotted an incoming bird that I never did see and this was its reaction. The incoming bird was obviously about to fly overhead so I fired a short burst just to see what I might capture.<\/p>\n
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The warbler didn’t take its eyes off the intruder as it passed overhead and this one…<\/p>\n
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turned to watch it until it had passed by and was no longer of interest. Birds sure don’t miss much.<\/p>\n
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Most of the warblers stayed inside the compact mass of the greasewood or very close to it but this more adventuresome bird perched on one of the few branches that extended vertically a good distance from the bush. Normally I wouldn’t be happy with this much vegetation in front of my subject but I like the composition of the photo with the branch extending to one corner of the frame and the bird peeking out at us over the leaves.<\/p>\n
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A little earlier that morning it had been very cold, about 20\u00b0, so whenever one of the warblers wanted to rest it would move deeper into the vegetation where I usually couldn’t get a clear shot and fluff up to a puffball shape to keep warm. This is about as close to a perfectly round profile as normally streamlined songbirds ever get.<\/p>\n
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Occasionally, very occasionally, one of the warblers would venture about 6′ to the east to check out some dried vegetation as it looked for insects. They were always strongly side-lit over there but I thought I might get lucky with a takeoff or flight shot as one of the birds returned to the greasewood.<\/p>\n
I’m including this series of two photos to demonstrate the tiny difference that often separates a “great shot” from one that deserves to end up in the delete bin. Here the bird was taking off to head back to the greasewood and with this sideways takeoff the next shot in the series had the potential to be pretty spectacular if I could only keep the bird in the frame.<\/p>\n
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I kept it in frame but just barely.<\/p>\n
I adore this vertical flight posture as the bird turned toward the greasewood but the face is too dark and there’s no catch light in the eye. The light made a glancing blow on the face so if the head had been turned only a degree or two my way I’d have had light on the face and probably a catch light. And a photo I’d have liked very much.<\/p>\n
In bird photography there’s often only a miniscule difference between a photo that will make the bird photographer ecstatically happy and one that will have him cursing at Murphy once again.<\/p>\n
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Among warblers this species migrates late but they’re here in good numbers now. I photographed these birds two days ago in Davis County, Utah.<\/p>\n
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