Carolina Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted November 22, 2011174 views14 comments

Sugar Land TX November 2011. My backyard.

D3 ISO 640. 500/4 with 1.4x tc. f13 1/640s -0.7ev. Gitzo with Wimberly head.

2 of these have visited my yard for a couple of months the last 2 years. Their MO is to come at dusk, spend most of the time of the ground, eat once and not return until the next day. That has made a very frustrating situation for me. They also twitch a lot and every image until now has been blurred. I guess this was my day.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 22, 2011 at 10:11 PM

Your patience has been well rewarded once again Angela, absolutely delightful capture; tack sharp and beautiful subject, excellent composition and DOF, as well as a unique and interesting perch to boot. Thanks for sharing :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 22, 2011 at 10:30 PM

Your persistence payed off beautifully Angela

Great pose. very sharp and I love that perch. Excellent Work

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 22, 2011 at 10:36 PM

"Fun with the 500!"
Nice! Great bird in a good pose, bright eye, great BG. I'd lose that little bit of moss below the bird's tail..
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 22, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Really nice composition here, the bird and the perch stand out nicely from the green background. Well done.

Registered on November 8, 2008, 55 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Well, you have them now ! (Or this one at least). Like the colors of the bird matching the bark - pleasant shot ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on November 23, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Beautiful habitat image with excellent detail. Congrats!

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on November 23, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Angela, Love the composition and the perch is fantastic for this bird.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on November 23, 2011 at 4:56 PM

Nice use of your found wood on this one. Bird is nice! They do the same thing to me in my yard! Congrats! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 23, 2011 at 11:23 PM

Very nice detail and sharpness on the larger image, nice job in getting this, well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 24, 2011 at 11:48 PM

I quietly chuckled to myself when I read your description of their frustratingly difficult behavior. Luckily you seemed to have been at the right place at the right time though. I love the way the hollowed out old stump cradles the little brown bird. Nice detail and color. The background is a bit "green", but it works!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 25, 2011 at 8:10 AM

The green part wasn't a set up, Gary. I live on a federal wetlands reserve. It's behind my house and in Houston. It was 76° today. on the other hand we're not expecting to enjoy snow all season :-)

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 26, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Angela, I really like the setting here. You got a nice pose from the bird with terrific eye contact and nice sharpness on the face. You're obviously figuring out the 500. .

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on November 26, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Love the perch with the holes almost as much as the Wren. The position of the bird on tree stump is excellent. The larger view shows how sharp the image is. Excellent image Angela.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 27, 2011 at 7:37 PM

The colors and texture of the perch work really well with the tack sharp wren. Nice work.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments