Carolina Wrens & the Fearless Fledgling

I hope you're not tired of fledglings yet as they're everywhere!
This is the 2nd year a pair of Carolina Wrens have nested in a chimney air vent on the side of my house. Their 1st clutch of 2 fledged about 5-6 weeks ago and have proven to be just as plucky as their parents. A 2nd set is on the way......


Mom and Dad poke around everywhere in order to bring home the bacon.....errr, grub(s) for the little ones.

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Nice set Steve, you have some very pretty boarders at your house.

Very nicely done. The first one is my favorite of the group. The clarity is amazing!

Great shots. Great detail.

You've got some great shots there, Steve; well done.
Al

Wow Steve, congrats on that whole thing, how lucky can one get? Great shots, number two is my favorite. I do think they are a bit hot on the whites, you know me, I always shoot to the left one stop at least, I think it helps control the whites, especially with all the shade in there, don't be afraid to make the background black if thats what it takes. Your subject is Jenny, she should stand out over the bg. jmho, no harm intended. What happened with the little lizard? Did Jenny give it a thought?
Congrats on your new children too!

woahhh 5 is just awesome, looks like it could be out of a documentary, well done!!!!!

Great series, very clear shots.

Great shots Steve.

Love the intimacy of these shots, Steve. Very well captured.

What a great set of the little Wrens, Steve. All excellent shots.

Great series Steve

L.J.G. wrote in post #16003169
Nice set Steve, you have some very pretty boarders at your house.

Thanks so much Lloyd! They are a lot of fun to have around and pretty easy on the eyes too.

SJC from VT wrote in post #16003274
Very nicely done. The first one is my favorite of the group. The clarity is amazing!

I appreciate your very kind comment so much SJ.

greenjeans wrote in post #16003316
Great shots. Great detail.

Your kind words are always appreciated greenjeans.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #16003366
You've got some great shots there, Steve; well done.
Al

Thank you as always Al for your generous compliments.

BGgraphy wrote in post #16003545
Wow Steve, congrats on that whole thing, how lucky can one get? Great shots, number two is my favorite. I do think they are a bit hot on the whites, you know me, I always shoot to the left one stop at least, I think it helps control the whites, especially with all the shade in there, don't be afraid to make the background black if thats what it takes. Your subject is Jenny, she should stand out over the bg. jmho, no harm intended. What happened with the little lizard? Did Jenny give it a thought?
Congrats on your new children too!

LOL Bret, I only consider myself a grandparent
I don't think Jenny ever gave the skink a second look; they just both find the hunting good in the same place.
I looked back at the RAW files in ACR and dangit you're right about overcooking some of the whites. In my defense, however, the overexposure was limited to peripheral elements in the frame and not the main subject. I will try hard to take more care in the future and thanks for bringing this to my attention.

inernets wrote in post #16003565
woahhh 5 is just awesome, looks like it could be out of a documentary, well done!!!!!

Thanks a bunch inernets! I like that one a lot too

encphotogjoe wrote in post #16003660
Great series, very clear shots.

Thank you Joe. You're ever so kind in your comments.

Peter2516 wrote in post #16004592
Great shots Steve.

Very much appreciated Peter as always.

Andrew Tingle wrote in post #16004650
Love the intimacy of these shots, Steve. Very well captured.

You're very kind Andrew, and yes, they do get tucked into some very tight spots.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #16004653
What a great set of the little Wrens, Steve. All excellent shots.

Too cute aren't they Levina? I'm so glad you stopped in to comment as you've been missed.

Kevin A wrote in post #16004712
Great series Steve

Thank you Kevin for a very gracious compliment.

What an awesome series, enjoyed all of them. One of the Carolina Wrens stopped by my place early this spring but it moved on I guess, not to be seen again. Was wondering if they sound anything like the House Wren while singing?

Amazing set Steve, so jealous you have these cuties! I will never get tired looking at these awesome images!