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[Cog]

Click, macrunning
Thank you, guys. Much appreciated!

 

[Maximilian]

A blackcap. They're quite good at hide-and-seek and there is always a twig in front of them.
And though they are not the most beautiful birds around here their song is one of the most beautiful in reach IMO.

 

[jmeyer]

One of my favorite warblers, Hooded Warbler has already showed up at a local park. Actually, there were 2 of them. They are spectacular in the leafless shrubs.

Jeremy

 

[Maximilian]

One of my favorite warblers, Hooded Warbler ...

Great closeups, Jeremy. Wonderful detail.
How close could you get?

 

[ISv]

The rare birds just keep showing up in Wisconsin!!! Next up, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Ash-throated Flycatcher, both at the same place, which is crazy!

Jeremy

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Very nice shots, really!!! And beautiful birds!

 

[ISv]

More rare warblers for Wisconsin!!! These last 4 days have been absolutely insane here! 3 Kentucky Warblers have shown up! 2 males and a female.

Jeremy

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I see you have a great time!!! (BTW at least me - too, just looking at the birds that you have seen! Thanks!).

 

[ISv]

A sanderling

Nice to see you around again!!! As usually nice photo, unfortunately they (Sanderlings) leave the Hawaiian Islands before they get their breeding plumage! Here they look not that colorful!

 

[Cog]

Nice to see you around again!!! As usually nice photo, unfortunately they (Sanderlings) leave the Hawaiian Islands before they get their breeding plumage! Here they look not that colorful!

I don't often see them in colors either. I photograph mostly in winter time, when they are quite grayish.
And yes, I'm around. But shooting on a Sony camera + 200-600mm most of time. It works better for me in open spaces.

 

[Maximilian]

(BTW at least me - too, just looking at the birds that you have seen! Thanks!).

Me, too

 

[Maximilian]

And yes, I'm around. But shooting on a Sony camera + 200-600mm most of time. It works better for me in open spaces.

So what... Most important are the results, no matter on which forum posted

 

[jmeyer]

Great closeups, Jeremy. Wonderful detail.
How close could you get?

Thank you! On Monday morning I left work once I heard that the Kentucky Warbler was relocated in the same general area that it was found on Sunday evening. Little did I know exactly what I was in for... Usually songbird migration doesn't REALLY get going until the first week of May and even then, we usually have a lot of N or NE winds coming off Lake Michigan. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday last week, we had 30-50mph SSW winds and birds were blown all the way to Milwaukee and seemed to stop at one specific park, Warnimont, right on the lake. Monday morning was basically a fallout! I arrived at 830am and saw 2 friends watching the Kentucky Warbler. I was amazed at how many birds and warblers for that matter were around and singing. It was incredible! I never made it back to work and spent the entire day out taking pictures. 4500 of them! For the day, I had 98 species and 17 warbler species. All were on the ground and would land on branches 2' away eating on the swarming midges that just hatched. They were literally hopping around on the ground, through the shrubs at eye level and if you were really patient (of course I am), just surrounding you! It was one of those days that I have not seen in over a decade! A day with that many species can be expected around May 10th-15th, but never as early as April 25th! I had 26 birds that needed additional information to be accepted on eBird, most for being rare, because they were early or because the count numbers were too high for that early in season. Tuesday ended up being nearly identical, with a few other species showing that weren't around on Monday. 7500 photos between Sunday-Wednesday this week. That's my story!

Jeremy

 

[Click]

Beautiful pictures, Jeremy.

 

[Cog]

So what... Most important are the results, no matter on which forum posted

I know. I don't mind, actually. But It's a Canon forum, so I wasn't sure if rules allow posting pics made with cameras by other brands. Some forums are quite strict about it.

 

[dpc]

Black-billed magpie

 

[Maximilian]

Thank you! On Monday morning I left work ... I never made it back to work and spent the entire day out taking pictures. ... It was one of those days that I have not seen in over a decade! ... That's my story!

Jeremy

Jeremy, thank you very much for sharing this story with us. I am happy for you and even a little bit jealous. But I can imagine how you felt and can't stop smiling in front of my PC. Thanks again.

 

[Maximilian]

I found a nest of crested tits inside a willow and hopefully can make some shots before all the leaves are covering the free sight.
Here are the first pics in hope for even better ones.

 

[dpc]

Dark-eyed junco (R + Sigma 150-600mm C)

 

[Click]

Maximilan and dpc,

Nice shots, guys.

 

[Cog]

April photo dump. All shot on Sony 200-600mm.
Crested lark

 

[Cog]

Common kestrel (with prey, a grasshopper most likely)