[missbirdphotos] Re: Prairie Warbler
- From: "J. K. Cliburn" <jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:15:17 -0500
Great shot, Robert!
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> We went out into a young longleaf pine plantation yesterday in search of
> birds. (That's one way to get eye-level warbler pictures - concentrate on
> the warblers that live & nest close to the ground....). This stand was
> prescribed burned last year, so it has a few top-killed hardwood sprouts
> that make pretty good "open" perches. We were specifically looking for
> prairie warblers, indigo buntings, blue grosbeaks, yellow-breasted chats,
> and common yellowthroats. We saw all but the yellowthroats, even though
> all the birds didn't cooperate enough for a good photo.
>
> The prairie warblers were VERY cooperative. I got shots of 3 separate "bug
> catchings & eatings". I also got this shot of a prairie warbler leaving a
> dead hardwood twig.
>
> So, this bird wasn't in Mississippi (but it wasn't very far away, and this
> species & habitat DOES occur in Mississippi).
>
> Nikon D300s, Nikkor 400mm, f/7.1, 1/2000th second, ISO 500, fill flash with
> fresnel flash extender, tripod, cropped for composition.
>
> Robert Smith
> 336-339-3497
> rsmithent@xxxxxxx
> www.photobiologist.com
>
>
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