{"id":86753,"date":"2020-06-27T05:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T11:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=86753"},"modified":"2020-06-27T05:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T11:37:34","slug":"gray-catbird-displaying-to-another-catbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/27\/gray-catbird-displaying-to-another-catbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Catbird Displaying To Another Catbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know for sure what the display meant but I doubt the performer was happy about the presence of the other catbird.<\/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

Five days ago while attempting to photograph other birds in the mountains I could often see and hear catbirds in the distance interacting with each other. Typical of the species they were shy and hesitant to come in close so I mostly focused on other birds.<\/p>\n

So when this one suddenly landed on a nearby branch I aimed my lens its way despite the inconvenient vertical twig directly in front of the bird. I enjoy being able to see at least a hint of the rufous undertail coverts of this species that are most often hidden from view.<\/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

Two minutes later two catbirds landed on the slope below me and even though they weren’t particularly close to each other this one began to display toward the other bird. This may look a little bit like a rouse but it was definitely some kind of display directed at the other catbird.<\/p>\n

Those tail feathers need some attention don’t they.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, 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

When the display began I fired off a quick burst. This is the second shot in that burst.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, 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

And this is the third. There isn’t a lot of difference between them but I believe seeing all three of them clearly demonstrates that it wasn’t a rouse.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, 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

Then the catbird turned on its perch and continued to display toward the other bird who had been flitting around on the slope below.\u00a0Gray Catbirds aren’t known to physically fight during conflicts but they have several threat displays and I believe this was one of them.<\/p>\n

This was the first time I’ve been able to get decent photos of such a behavior in catbirds so I thought my readers might enjoy seeing them.<\/p>\n

Ron.<\/p>\n

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I don’t know for sure what the display meant but I doubt the performer was happy about the presence of the other catbird.<\/p>\n

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