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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