Wilson's Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 2010134 views11 comments

This handsome little fellow flew into a shrub close by where I was stalking a Little Blue Heron the day before Christmas at Brazos Bend State Park just outside Houston. I only had time to grab a few quick shots before he was gone. The setting is a bit cluttered, but I was able to catch him with nice early morning sun in a bit of a clearing in the under brush. This is the first time I have seen this species and I hope I have the identification correct - it was quite a nice surprise.

7D
600 MM
1/500 @ 7.1
ISO 400
Manual exposure - spot metered
Tripod

Comments and Critiques greatly appreciated

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on December 28, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Yep that's a Wilson's alright. One of my favorite warblers. Cluttered is where they live, so it's pretty difficult to get a clean shot. Nice and sharp and the colors look good.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 28, 2010 at 10:48 PM

all in all, a very nice shot, Randy. these guys are always too fast for me. I like the colors throughout, and your choice on the comp. Bird looks nice and sharp. On the one hand, the grass cutting across the bird is perhaps less than ideal; on the other hand, I do like the interesting effect of how the four blades of grass frame the birds head.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Correct ID. Nice sharpness and very natural color. I like this just fine as posted.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 29, 2010 at 1:22 AM

Nice catch and pose!
Great colors and cool to get him with a clear head -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 29, 2010 at 2:41 AM

A very nice Willies, where they live. Fine work.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 29, 2010 at 7:32 AM

A super shot Randy. I like the habitat and the fine grasses around the bird add to the image IMO. Nice exposure and sharpness. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 29, 2010 at 9:03 AM

I have no nits Randy - a fine image as posted IMO. I think the way the golden grasses frame the head is all positive.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 29, 2010 at 11:04 AM

This is beautiful. The bird is so very clear and stands out so well from everything else.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 29, 2010 at 11:19 AM

I love the colors in this one, with the bright colors of the bird just popping off the screen, against the nice contrasting colors of the background, ruddy weeds, and grass.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 29, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Lovely natural shot Randy

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 29, 2010 at 6:12 PM

A lovely, natural-looking image

Well done.

Geoff.

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