American Redstart

Gallery: AvianPosted June 23, 2014708 views6 comments

This is the female of a pair I found near our house in the mountains. A very active warbler that constantly fans its tail, and just refuses to sit still! I was able to see both the male and female capture bugs just like a flycatcher. I spent about 6 hours with them and only have about 15 images that I would consider posting here! The bg is a tree trunk.

50D, 700mm, ISO 400, 1/125, F5.6 Tripod/Wimberly LARGE version is what I posted...thanks for your comments/critiques...I learn from them all! Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 23, 2014 at 7:51 PM

Hi Sharon,

The focus looks like its fairly close to ideal. The dark background helps to bring out the subtle coloration of the redstart. Yes--they never sit still and 15 images is better than most folks get in a life-time..............................Jim

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 23, 2014 at 10:22 PM

I like how the body angle fits in nicely with the broken branch Sharon. Yes, these little ones don't like staying in the same place for long! Nice job pulling this off.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 24, 2014 at 11:24 AM

Nice perch and the colors harmonize so well. Very pretty.

Ray

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on June 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM

Like how the bird pops from the background

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Comment posted by Todd Bauer on June 24, 2014 at 12:46 PM

Nice pose from a bird that always refuses to cooperate, which created nits that you already know. Very well done.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on June 25, 2014 at 12:36 AM

Sharon,
I like the tree trunk background. Good of you to get any images of these fast little fliers. You got him reasonably sharp with a nice pose and good head angle and a catchlight in the eye. You composed this nicely. The perch is a little bit large but you get what you get. 6 hours and 15 images. Good for you for persistence.

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