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Oct 26, 2020 19:08:07   #
lensbaby007 Loc: Ohio
 
robertjerl wrote:
Back to my long range closeups of little/tiny birds. A Yellow Rump Warbler - this is So Calif so it would the Audubon's Warbler branch of the family.
This little guy was in an orange tree next door, then on the fence in between than in my bushes and flowers. Just sort of perching and looking around. Maybe trying to decide if it should join the mob scene at one of my feeders. Suddenly the little guy started a display that lasted about 2-3 seconds, then settled down, looked around again and went down into the grass to scarf up food the mob was knocking off the feeder.
Why the display??? I don't know but he was looking off toward a big mob of mixed species from Collared Doves to Hummingbirds around the feeders at the other end of the yard. Maybe another warbler that is a rival.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1250 @ f/8.0, ISO-2000 off a tripod at aprx 75'-80' under an overcast but light was "cloudy bright". A very heavy crop, only about 1.2 mp of the 24 mp frame.
Processing in LR, PS, and Topaz Denoise AI.
Back to my long range closeups of little/tiny bird... (show quote)




I'm impressed with how nice this photo is in download for such a heavy crop. Great job!

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Oct 26, 2020 20:12:05   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
If any other bird struck this pose I'd probably call it stretching, but knowing the personality of these adorable little bullies, I'd agree he's definitely challenging another bird. We have the "Myrtle" form here, and they spend most of their time defending the suet feeder. Beautiful portrait, Jerry!

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Oct 26, 2020 20:17:00   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
lensbaby007 wrote:
I'm impressed with how nice this photo is in download for such a heavy crop. Great job!


Thanks a lot.

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Oct 26, 2020 20:37:21   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
If any other bird struck this pose I'd probably call it stretching, but knowing the personality of these adorable little bullies, I'd agree he's definitely challenging another bird. We have the "Myrtle" form here, and they spend most of their time defending the suet feeder. Beautiful portrait, Jerry!


Yes these little guys and some of the hummers are the Jack Russells of the bird world. It isn't the physical size, it is the attitude size.

Thank you

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Oct 31, 2020 09:53:02   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
robertjerl wrote:
Back to my long range closeups of little/tiny birds. A Yellow Rump Warbler - this is So Calif so it would the Audubon's Warbler branch of the family.
This little guy was in an orange tree next door, then on the fence in between than in my bushes and flowers. Just sort of perching and looking around. Maybe trying to decide if it should join the mob scene at one of my feeders. Suddenly the little guy started a display that lasted about 2-3 seconds, then settled down, looked around again and went down into the grass to scarf up food the mob was knocking off the feeder.
Why the display??? I don't know but he was looking off toward a big mob of mixed species from Collared Doves to Hummingbirds around the feeders at the other end of the yard. Maybe another warbler that is a rival.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1250 @ f/8.0, ISO-2000 off a tripod at aprx 75'-80' under an overcast but light was "cloudy bright". A very heavy crop, only about 1.2 mp of the 24 mp frame.
Processing in LR, PS, and Topaz Denoise AI.
Back to my long range closeups of little/tiny bird... (show quote)


Robert, excellent capture. I love having the tail flared out.

Greg

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Oct 31, 2020 12:46:05   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
CLF wrote:
Robert, excellent capture. I love having the tail flared out.

Greg


Thanks, his display was very quick.
Perched and looking around to display and back to perched and looking in less than 4 seconds total.

Huh? What???
Huh?  What???...
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What are you doing in my Yard?
What are you doing in my Yard?...
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You better go!
You better go!...
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Keep going and don't come back!
Keep going and don't come back!...
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Now, where was I? Oh, yeah, food down in the grass.
Now, where was I?  Oh, yeah, food down in the gras...
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