{"id":98329,"date":"2021-05-16T04:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T10:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=98329"},"modified":"2021-05-16T07:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T13:32:56","slug":"the-yellow-warbler-and-the-beaver-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/16\/the-yellow-warbler-and-the-beaver-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"The Yellow Warbler And The Beaver Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

I probably like this shot more than I should. Maybe it’s mostly just because it’s different but there’s more to it than that.<\/p>\n

A short post today. This procrastinator is working on his taxes, the deadline’s tomorrow and I’ve hit a snag so the IRS has priority.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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1\/1000, 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 days ago in the mountains this male Yellow Warbler made a brief appearance on an old stump below me and directly in front of a beaver pond. Beavers are very active in this area so there isn’t much nearby woody vegetation that doesn’t show evidence of their presence, including this stump. One of their dams has created the pond we see only a few inches behind and below the bird.<\/p>\n

Some folks, landowners in particular, interpret the results of beaver activity as damage but I usually<\/em> don’t see it that way. The pond has created habitat for a variety of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, some of which I’ve been photographing for years, so I applaud the industry of North America’s largest rodent.<\/p>\n

And maybe, just maybe, the warbler does too. After all, he’s singing about something…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I probably like this shot more than I should. Maybe it’s mostly just because it’s different but there’s more to it than that.<\/p>\n

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