Common Yellowthroat

Gallery: AvianPosted April 24, 2016148 views6 comments

Another from Ridgefield. These were a constant audio presence on the refuge, but I didn't see many of them. This was just before the auto route departs the water for the last time. There's a patch of blackberry and teasel that is often productive for small birds and is one of my regular stops. This time it yielded both a male and a female of this species, though the female managed to stay partially obscured. I could have done with less teasel in this frame, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 335 mm (still not fully used to having zoom capabilities and forgot to zoom in), f/6.3, 1/5000, iso 640, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 7.5 MP before resizing. Taken at 8:47 AM on April 20th.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 24, 2016 at 11:24 PM

Nice look at this attractive bird. I like the singing pose you caught him in. I might have cropped a bit tighter, taking some off the right.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on April 24, 2016 at 11:30 PM

Excellent Dennis! I see very few of these birds. Maybe a vertical crop would work, eliminating a good deal of teasel?

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 25, 2016 at 11:45 AM

Well done at only 335mm. I can't get this species to pose at all for me.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 25, 2016 at 1:47 PM

A lovely catch on this Yellowthroat, Dennis. I like the open beak (singing loudly) and the cluster of teasel heads.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 25, 2016 at 10:05 PM

I like the pose a lot Dennis. I agree with others about maybe trying a different comp. Bummer about the BG teasel behind your subject, but some species seem to never give us a clean view (similar to a Marsh Wren). Good job with what you had to work with,

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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 26, 2016 at 1:06 PM

I like this as composed with the habitat inclusion, but the agree that it would be stronger without the teasel behind the warbler.

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