Townsend's warbler

Posted by RLK on Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:59 am

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Yesterday Shawn (Pope Shawn Paul) and I headed to the Cascade Mountains to try for some warblers with Townsend's high on our target list. We found several but most were not willing to come down from the tall conifers. This one, however, proved to be a willing subject, at least for awhile. I was not trying for flight shots but after shooting a burst of this one on a perch I checked my LCD and discovered this image. I couldn't wait to get home to process it.
Sometimes we all get lucky!

Please click for uncompressed version, thanks.

Canon 7D2, 500mm II, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/4000 sec, manual exposure, tripod

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by Mako_Elite on Sun Jun 18, 2017 12:21 pm

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Very nice Bob. I love the wing pose. Good looking bird.

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by PopeShawnPaul on Sun Jun 18, 2017 12:39 pm

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Pretty perch!

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by Ron Day on Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:10 pm

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You caught this beautiful bird in a fantastic pose leaving the perch.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:56 am

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Beautiful capture and angle Bob. Reaching for the stars! You must be really happy with this lovely shot.

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by Denis55 on Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:47 am

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Excellent frame Bob!

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by Karl Egressy on Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:18 am

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Great opportunity and a wonderful result, Bob.

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by Gene Gwin on Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:50 am

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Bob, Nice frame. Everything about it is nice.

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by Coreyhkh on Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:36 pm

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When I was out west a couple years ago I found they responded really well to black-throated green audio calls, I have no clue if that was isolated but may be worth a try next time your out.

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by RLK on Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:41 pm

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Coreyhkh wrote:When I was out west a couple years ago I found they responded really well to black-throated green audio calls, I have no clue if that was isolated but may be worth a try next time your out.

They occasionally hybridize with hermit warblers out here (have seen some hybrids) so we used that audio as well. In the end it is just a matter of finding the right bird.
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by Mariol on Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:01 pm

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Nice action here. Very good picture of a pretty warbler.

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by TerryWSmith on Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:02 pm