A couple of the small ones~

Had some migrants lately...

Excellent warbler series, Ken.

Great series. Beautiful

ken, these are amazing, beautifully done

Beautiful shots...Really love #2, but they're all excellent!

These are very nice little ones, love the parula, I've never seen one before. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, these are lovely! Do you mind sharing any shooting tips for warblers? Do you shoot from a blind?

Very nice series.

chubri777 wrote in post #15038340
Excellent warbler series, Ken.

gary1952 wrote in post #15038733
Great series. Beautiful

rick_reno wrote in post #15038769
ken, these are amazing, beautifully done

rrblint wrote in post #15038771
Beautiful shots...Really love #2, but they're all excellent!

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment.

jodelak wrote in post #15040617
These are very nice little ones, love the parula, I've never seen one before. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you - about the best I've gotten an image of for sure. This is a tough one for me as well.

jroovs wrote in post #15043277
Wow, these are lovely! Do you mind sharing any shooting tips for warblers? Do you shoot from a blind?

Not at all... These guys take a lot of patience!
I don't shoot from a blind, rather walk the trails. I really take my time with all birds but especially the warblers. When I come across them, I stop, wait, and observe. They usually will work a tree or hedge-line and actually (for me) get a little predictable. I always shoot from a tripod and because they drift from sun to shade so quickly, I set the camera up for one or the other. Which? Depends on what I'm seeing. I'm just not quick enough to go from one setting to the other, so I choose. If they are packed in to the brush I may use flash to get some fill light. (make sure you use a bracket to get the flash off camera, or you'll be fixing the eyes in post)

Good luck, I enjoy shooting the fall migrants as there are so many first year birds it gets confusing trying to figure out what they are. All part of the fun!
Hope this helps, and good luck to you. If you have any more questions, hit me up anytime!

Northontguy wrote in post #15044222
Very nice series.

Thank you for taking the time to post.

950 wrote in post #15044833
Not at all... These guys take a lot of patience!
I don't shoot from a blind, rather walk the trails. I really take my time with all birds but especially the warblers. When I come across them, I stop, wait, and observe. They usually will work a tree or hedge-line and actually (for me) get a little predictable. I always shoot from a tripod and because they drift from sun to shade so quickly, I set the camera up for one or the other. Which? Depends on what I'm seeing. I'm just not quick enough to go from one setting to the other, so I choose. If they are packed in to the brush I may use flash to get some fill light. (make sure you use a bracket to get the flash off camera, or you'll be fixing the eyes in post)

Good luck, I enjoy shooting the fall migrants as there are so many first year birds it gets confusing trying to figure out what they are. All part of the fun!
Hope this helps, and good luck to you. If you have any more questions, hit me up anytime!

Thanks for that, it does help, if nothing to confirm that great shots can be had from simply walking the trails. This spring was the first time I got out trying to shoot warblers (and view them) while walking through a local provincial park not far from my home city - I was stunned at the variety of birds, most of which I had never seen before. They do move quickly and in and out of brush/shadows - difficult to obtain an unobstructed shot, even hand held with the 400 5.6. Thanks again.