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A series of 5 images, all of the same bird. they show the strength and weakness of the D6 when it comes to warbler photography. When you can get close to the bird, the D6 is wonderful (see images I posted railer). From near by, you get beautiful detail and superb low moise at high ISO (all images were shot at ISO6400, 1/2500, f5.6 with spot metering). the strength? full frame, 14ffps and a super sticky autofocus captures an entire sequence of a jumping warbler, every frame a keeper. the weakness? cropping a full frame 21mp Chip leaves lots of detail to the imagination. I would love a DX version of the D6, or a D6 with a low noise 36mp chip...Note the bird must be well fed since it ignores a katydid nymph and a cricket.
I love seeing migrating warblers come to my yard. This one came to get a drink.
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
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Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight, Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts
American Redstart, female stationary for just a moment. Lots of them around now in South Florida.
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Finally I captured it with wings spread wide and saw what the issue was. It had a hole torn in the wing. Still, he was going strong & I was glad he stopped by for refreshments.
Male Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
SUNSET / BLOOD FLOWER Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica)
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I love fall migration time. You never know who you might run into. Here today, gone tomorrow.
Juvenile White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
White Rock Lake, Dallas Texas
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Hundreds of Sandhill Cranes literally dropped from the sky about an hour before sunset when I was watching some other birds. The sight, the sound and the controlled chaos was unbelievably magical and memorable!
These birds are part of the Eastern Population of sandhill cranes, and they had just flown at least 300 miles during their fall migration on the way to Florida for their wintering grounds. They looked exhausted, their feathers were shaggy and as soon as they landed on the water they drank and kept drinking from the pond.
Migrating cranes need an open place to safely roost overnight, and nearby cornfields also provide them with another necessary food supply in which to forage and gather the carbohydrates to store as energy for these long migration flights.
The cranes will ideally wait for a sunny day with north winds to continue their journey south, but they will fly in any weather though. Depending on the winds they will fly 250-500 miles (400-800 km) a day! They are strong fliers, and their average speed is 25-35 mph (40-56 kmh).
And then they do this all over again during the spring migration in March and April when they return back north.
Migration is the most dangerous time for all the birds. Majority of those dangers are manmade.
In late Autumn there are brown, tan and orange colors all over the prairie lands as the grasses and wildflowers go dormant. No surprise this is the time of year when the variegated fritillaries are seen in large numbers in fields. Their colors blend in as they migrate to the South for the winter. For a week or two they are everywhere.
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta Claudia)
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I have felt so sorry for both the resident & the migrating birds in the hot, dry weather. This one was trying to cool off by panting. It stood like that for a minute before it went back to drinking.
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechial)
Garland, Tx
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Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada
The featured shot shows the Godwit flew by very quickly, landing near where I was standing, and I managed to get some sharp filled frame flight captures. I'm happy that the right wing of the Godwit was a bit downward. Had it been fully stretched out, I would have cut off the right wing. Enjoy!
Need to crack the books. I'm thinking Palm warbler, maybe. Not a very strong eyebrow, and the wing bars bother me.
Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight, Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts
A male Cape May Warbler feeding near the top of a Fruiting Fig tree in Plantation Preserve in Plantation, FL.
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Gosh, the Yellow Rump Warblers are everywhere right now! They’re so darn cute, and always a delight to spend time with. I found this one along the Monterey coast a few weeks ago....shakin’ that yellow rump! .
Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight, Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts