Hi dpc,
Is the Audubon's warbler a sub species of the yellow-rumped warbler, or is it a species by itself?
Is the Audubon's warbler a sub species of the yellow-rumped warbler, or is it a species by itself?
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It's an Audubon's. We have lots of yellow rumped warblers around here but I don't think I've seen this variety before, so I was unsure of the ident. I rechecked my Birds of Western Canada after my informant communicated with me, so the mystery is solved.
I would have liked to get a tighter frame on the bird, but it was moving about so frequently that I took the shot when I could. I zoomed out to catch the bird in the lens and then snapped the picture. That's a possible problem with birds and long lenses. They can be hard to find in the glass even though you can plainly see them otherwise. This is particularly so when they are moving so frequently. I missed a number of possibly good shots that afternoon just because I couldn't find the bird through the lens quickly enough. I could have cropped the picture but decided to go with what I had. Thanks for your responses.
Yellow-rumped warbler this morning out on a walking trail. 7DMII + Sigma 150-600mm C. I had the focal length set to 600mm but had to do a substantial crop since the bird is small and was at some distance. I hope I have the correct ID.
Thanks for the technical Details, always glad to learn.Thanks Berowne!
I personally like the fourth picture better - because of the fun... Otherwise it was lazy day with just short walking and practically nothing interesting (well, until the choppers appeared above).
500mm, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/100s (on tripod, VR on "sport", head not locked), exposure correction -0.33 (for the highlights, compensated in PP with lifted shadows and mids, minimal (0.66 in PhotoLab) sharpening (RAW file) and +1contrast (due to the corrections in the shadows) that automatically makes the microcontrast 16 (minimum automatic for that ISO in this program). Distance to the object 7.94m (~26.05 feet). The bird is ~10cm long (measured when dead, alive it's slightly shorter). I write all this to satisfy some curious friends (Hi Wiebe!!!). Lifting up the microcontrast and sharpening will result in artificial "detail" and to much noise, but it's a personal preference!
Thanks Berowne!
I personally like the fourth picture better - because of the fun... Otherwise it was lazy day with just short walking and practically nothing interesting (well, until the choppers appeared above).
500mm, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/100s (on tripod, VR on "sport", head not locked), exposure correction -0.33 (for the highlights, compensated in PP with lifted shadows and mids, minimal (0.66 in PhotoLab) sharpening (RAW file) and +1contrast (due to the corrections in the shadows) that automatically makes the microcontrast 16 (minimum automatic for that ISO in this program). Distance to the object 7.94m (~26.05 feet). The bird is ~10cm long (measured when dead, alive it's slightly shorter). I write all this to satisfy some curious friends (Hi Wiebe!!!). Lifting up the microcontrast and sharpening will result in artificial "detail" and to much noise, but it's a personal preference!
Yellow-rumped warbler this morning out on a walking trail. 7DMII + Sigma 150-600mm C. I had the focal length set to 600mm but had to do a substantial crop since the bird is small and was at some distance. I hope I have the correct ID. View attachment 180604
Second attempt to continue the story and wow - now it works (with the same files?!).
There was incoming noise from group of (military) choppers coming from behind of me (silenced to some extend from the building behind). The first bird flush and you can see the second one (from the previous series) is worried too. Of course it flush too but look at the next photo: did the birds figure out how to teleport themselves before the humans?! This one almost forget it's tail on the ground!!!
My iPad has difficulties handling the thumbnails that have to be enlarged. It would be helpful if you uploaded the full image. ThanksSecond attempt to continue the story and wow - now it works (with the same files?!).
There was incoming noise from group of (military) choppers coming from behind of me (silenced to some extend from the building behind). The first bird flush and you can see the second one (from the previous series) is worried too. Of course it flush too but look at the next photo: did the birds figure out how to teleport themselves before the humans?! This one almost forget it's tail on the ground!!!
Cute!Yellow-rumped warbler this morning out on a walking trail. 7DMII + Sigma 150-600mm C. I had the focal length set to 600mm but had to do a substantial crop since the bird is small and was at some distance. I hope I have the correct ID. View attachment 180604