Mourning Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2011112 views14 comments

This is my first image of this little warbler.
From early this morning around 8:00
The perch is an old whisky barrel planter near our water fountain.
F/8, 1/200th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext, no flash.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM

A really nice shot of this warbler Howard. I have never seen one in person. Somehow I missed this species when I used to live in Wisconsin. I like the comp as the wood is nice and weathered and the remaining BG is very nice. Bird is sharp with good detail.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 2, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Nice and sharp. Nice light and I like that old rain bucket.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 2, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Quite the shot IMO. Mourning Warblers are skulkers and very hard to see. They are rare vagrants in the western U.S. (NM, AZ, CO, CA) but I don't know their status in TX. Timing is right on - late Aug to mid Sept.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 2, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Nice n' sharp and I really like the background Howard.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 2, 2011 at 8:12 PM

Congrats on your first of this species Howard. Great soft light, and good exposure. Details in the larger version are very good. Looks very intent on something. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 2, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Good exposure, comp and detail. The perch is a bit overwhelming, but I just like this photo!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 2, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Beautiful image Howard, love the background and the pose. Great detail.

Ray

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 2, 2011 at 11:49 PM

Excellent shot of a tough species Howard. I like the lighting and detail. If you have more room on top I might add that and crop from the bottom to minimize the perch a bit.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 3, 2011 at 12:37 AM

Howard, the comp on this is super cool! I guess this is one of those barrel flower planters? I just like the texture it brings. Also like the soft light in this. Good work!

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 3, 2011 at 2:50 AM

Howard it's good to get a Warbler out in the open as you have,it's a smashing little bird nice and sharp on a good bg.

Keith.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 3, 2011 at 1:03 PM

Very sharp, excellent pose and an interesting perch, Howard. Congrats on getting this!

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 3, 2011 at 7:25 PM

Really nice details on this little bird and I really like its pose. The planter makes a good perch I think. Super capture.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM

Very nice bird, pose, detail and background color, Howard. Very well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 4, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Very nice find Howard. Nice to get the bird in the open and nice and sharp as well.
May

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