{"id":88448,"date":"2020-08-13T04:52:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T10:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=88448"},"modified":"2020-08-13T05:16:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T11:16:42","slug":"juvenile-western-tanager-investigating-a-potential-snack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/juvenile-western-tanager-investigating-a-potential-snack\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Western Tanager Investigating A Potential Snack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A matter of a few inches can make the difference between a rather pedestrian image and one that’s far more interesting.<\/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

Yesterday morning just after dawn while waiting for birds to show up at one of my favorite spots in the mountains this young Western Tanager made a surprise appearance in a bush right in front of me. ‘She’ was close and in good light and she even looked my way a time or two.<\/p>\n

For me Western Tanagers of any age or sex are pretty special subjects but I think the photo itself is kind of run of the mill. Another ‘bird on a stick’ without any particularly redeeming features other than the bird itself.<\/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

But it quickly became apparent that what attracted her to the perch was the berries just above her. She moved several inches up the branch and investigated one of them (which she never did eat).<\/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 when she looked my way again I got a few shots that I find much more interesting than the first one above. I think those leaves and berries make a significant positive contribution to the image.<\/p>\n

But bird photography is rife with tradeoffs and I think there’s a downside to her new position on the branch – that out of focus twig seeming to stick out of her butt. To me it almost looks like she’s pooping wood and anyone who’s ever been constipated knows how that feels. Once I get something like that set in my mind I just can’t unsee it.<\/p>\n

Oh well, I still like the shot.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Note: Obviously the offending twig would be easy to remove but that just isn’t my style.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A matter of a few inches can make the difference between a rather pedestrian image and one that’s far more interesting.<\/p>\n

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