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Blackburnian Warbler, photographed on Sunday 6-4-2023

I was so happy to find a cooperative Blackburnian Warbler! . This is a species that had eluded my efforts for years, always staying too high up in the trees to get good images. . But this one male changed all that and readily came down to ground level time and again.

I could easily go the rest of my life without ever having another Blackburnian come down to eye level at frame-filling range, so I made the most of the opportunity by spending 2 hours with him on Saturday afternoon and then making another trip back up to the Poconos early the next morning, and spent another 6 hours trying to get the best shots of him that I could. . Normally I want something more creative and complex than "just a bird on a stick" type of image, but with this species I am thrilled to get this.

The background is Hemlock foliage, with the brighter green spots being newly emergent growth at the tips of the branchlets ..... this will darken up over the next two to three months and be deep dark green by time autumn rolls around.

Next up is the Cerulean Warbler, but I could very easily go the rest of my life without ever getting a quality close-up eye level image of that species.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV • Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S @600mm • 1/200 • f/6.3 • ISO 1600

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Barn Swallows

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @400mm • 1/1600 • f/6.3 • ISO 1000

Time waits for no one!

Sony α9 / ILCE-9 • Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS @224mm • 1/1000 • f/5.6 • ISO 800

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Taking pics, and peeping pixels!

Male Bobolink

Canon EOS R7 • Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary @531mm • 1/800 • f/6.3 • ISO 1600

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Steve

Cog2020 wrote in post #19528212
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What species is this?

I especially love the clean natural distraction-free background - looks like you must have truly filled the frame instead of relying on heavy cropping, which is to be commended. . Wonderful job! . Would love for you to say what species this is and to provide some background info about the time you spent photographing this bird.

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"Your" and "you're" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one.
"They're", "their", and "there" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one.
"Fare" and "fair" are different words with completely different meanings - please use the correct one. The proper expression is "moot point", NOT "mute point".

A serene mallard. Looks a bit pleased with himself, too. (Lots of wee ducklings about.)

Canon EOS 90D • Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM @300mm • 1/1250 • f/4 • ISO 1000

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K9Kirk wrote in post #19528172
They can be hard to photograph, nice capture, Paul.

Many thanks Kirk.

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Northern Mockingbird

Canon EOS R10 • Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM @400mm • 1/500 • f/6.3 • ISO 800

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6D, 6DII, 70D, 80D, R10, RP, Lumix DC-FZ80 and a bag full of lenses.

didgit wrote in post #19528053
I've not had much to post recently.

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The wet feathers and gnarly perch make for quite a striking photo!

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Canonised wrote in post #19528065
Sarus Crane. Shot from distance but it still noticed me. LOL.
R7 + EF100-400mm

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Now those eyes are pretty

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Cog2020 wrote in post #19528147

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nice timing

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