Flying Blue-winged Warbler-- near Cookeville, Tennessee

My good friend Gene Koziara and I went up to Tennessee this week to try to get some

better shots of both Blue-winged and Cerulean Warblers. We found a fair number of both

but my success with the Blue-winged turned out better than with the Ceruleans.

 

As most know, the Ceruleans are a high canopy nester and it is very problematic getting

photos of birds at such heights. The Blue-winged on the other hand are LOW nesters and

somewhat easier to get images without looking up into the canopy.

 

However, in truth, the Blue-wing isn't all that easy to photograph either---especially

getting any detail of those YELLOW feathers!!!! It's almost like shooting WHITE!!

 

This "Flying" image was most serendipitous and is definitely living proof that if you

sling enough mud on the wall---some of it will stick------

OR IF you shoot enough bird photos, every once in a while you get unexpectedly

rewarded with an image like this one!!!

 

EXIF data says this bird was 29.7 feet away. Shot with NIkon 800mm f5.6 and NIkon D4

camera.

 

Enjoy!

Done