My First Encounter with a Blackburnian Warbler

First time i see this Warbler and I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time. I triple checked my guides and there seems little doubt to its identity. I would love to get a closer shot but I will remain thankfull for the present. These are 50% crops and there is some warmth and shadows but I don't care Canon 30D and 400mm F5.6L with Manfroto Monopod and Head. ISO 320 at 1/800 sec at F8 for the first two and F5.6 for the last.

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Yes indeed, wonderful shots Gary, the last shot is my favorite. Well done.

Beautiful shots of this hard to find warbler, Congrats on getting this one Gary,,, she sure is pretty hopefully you will be able to add the male to your collection

No mysteries here!

I too would be happy with these. Even though a twig runs through its face, I still prefer the first one in this series.

#3 is real nice in spite of the nit picks. Hey ! they are birds. They dont always pose like the subjects over in Glamour.

Very nice series Gary !! Thanks for sharing.Congratulation​s on adding this to your list.

Congrats on adding this species to your list, pretty bird, well captured, I'd take these any day. well done.

Gary Fairhead wrote:
First time i see this Warbler and I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time. I triple checked my guides and there seems little doubt to its identity. I would love to get a closer shot but I will remain thankfull for the present. These are 50% crops and there is some warmth and shadows but I don't care Canon 30D and 400mm F5.6L with Manfroto Monopod and Head. ISO 320 at 1/800 sec at F8 for the first two and F5.6 for the last.

Nice catch Gary. I've never seen this warbler before. I prefer the first and last image for the pose. Good shooting.

I'll take these shots in a heartbeat. There are always leaves and brances between me and the warbler, whenever i see one. You did great here Gary.

Nice job Gary! Looks like the warblers are becoming more active up there. With all the different warblers out there I can never seem to find them. I only have a few in my portfolio.

Zip

Beautiful captures Gary. Just like Fee, I'd take a shot given the chance.

One of many I am yet to get myself. Congrats and the third image is my fav of this group.

Have you tried s/h in ps on the body Fill flash ofcourse would have been ideal... but you get what you can at times.

Congrats Gary on your find..A wonderful one at that.

Gary Who?

Your are officialy blacklisted......

tomcio wrote:
One of many I am yet to get myself. Congrats and the third image is my fav of this group.

Have you tried s/h in ps on the body Fill flash ofcourse would have been ideal... but you get what you can at times.

I did not try s/h on the body and perhaps i will give that a go during the long dark days of winter Its a good point. I had the flash on the camera but it was off as i had just been shooting at eye level and there was no need. All of a sudden this one appears and it was all I could do to keep track of its flighty movements Thanks for the comment and feedback Tommy.

BlackburnianGary Who?

Your are officialy blacklisted......

Wow,,,not every day I make the Blackburnian list Thanks Marc!! Did Ted tell you I got these in my backyard

And thans to Dennis, Wayne, Dan, Blue, Reigh, Trevor, canondslruser, Fee, Zip, Reyno, and Ted for the fine comments

Here is one more...80% crop

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