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<\/p>\nYesterday morning I managed to get several shots I like of this “shy skulker”. They aren’t perfect but given my dismal track record with the species I was delighted to get them.<\/p>\n
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1\/6400, f\/5.6, 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 For several weeks now I’ve been attempting to photograph a nesting pair of MacGillivray’s Warblers in the Wasatch Mountains with very little success. The nest is just too far away and the warblers almost never come out into the open, especially on those rare occasions when they’re close. But yesterday morning the male of the pair landed in a spot within a serviceberry bush that gave me a narrow tunnel of view through the leaves where I had a clear view of most of him. And he was actually close.<\/p>\n I only had a few seconds with him and for much of that time he was looking away from me but I managed to get a few shots where he I could see his face and had a catch light in his eye. Here I caught him in the midst of a half-hearted rouse.<\/p>\n My camera settings weren’t particularly appropriate for the situation but I didn’t want to take the time to change them for fear I’d miss that one shot I’d like best. In particular I wish I had more depth of field to get the foreground berries and leaves sharper but this close to the bird changing settings may not have made much difference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/8000, f\/5.6, 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 got two shots where he appeared to be singing though I don’t recall hearing him. I was too close to get a looser composition than this but the fortunate flip side of that situation is the excellent detail we see in the bird.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On those rare occasions when I do get a good look at a MacGillivray’s Warbler I’m always struck by their distinctive white eye crescents. In this tight crop of the previous photo we can see that they’re actually tiny feathers rather than the bare skin of the orbital ring surrounding the eye.<\/p>\n My last few birding trips have been fairly productive and at this point I’m optimistic that purchasing a new teleconverter has solved most or all of my focusing and sharpness problems so I should have some interesting photos to post in the near future.<\/p>\n You can imagine my relief if my focusing problems have actually been solved..<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday morning I managed to get several shots I like of this “shy skulker”. They aren’t perfect but given my dismal track record with the species I was delighted to get them.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/macgillivrays-warblelr-3118-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"macgillivrays-warblelr-3118-ron-dudley\\"")
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