Canon 1DsII, EF 500 F4.5L tripod and Sidekick - one from my reccie yesterday
For anyone unfamilier with Wood Warblers, they are easily identifiable from the Willow Chiffchaff cousins, the silvery white underbelly is not always obvious when they flit about overhead, but the trilling song and strange display flight certainly is easy to pick up.
The display fight is like an exagerated skylark flutter, the wings are arched at about 45 degress backwards and they fly relatively slowly, almost reminiscant of a stag beetle blundering through the air. This male was courtship feeding a female.
A lovely looking bird that I've not seen before. Looks like you're going to have a problem isolating these from busy backgrounds....good luck!! A nice habitat shot, though perhaps a bit more contrast would be beneficial.
Graeme
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1 repliesFor anyone unfamilier with Wood Warblers, they are easily identifiable from the Willow Chiffchaff cousins, the silvery white underbelly is not always obvious when they flit about overhead, but the trilling song and strange display flight certainly is easy to pick up.
The display fight is like an exagerated skylark flutter, the wings are arched at about 45 degress backwards and they fly relatively slowly, almost reminiscant of a stag beetle blundering through the air. This male was courtship feeding a female.
Mike
Graeme