Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I have never seen so many Yellow-rumped Warblers in one day as I did at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday giving me lots of photo ops. I have read reports all over the city of the large numbers of migrating Yellow-rumped Warblers. They are nicknamed “butter butt†for obvious reasons.
Turkey Vulture
The picture of this Turkey Vulture was taken near New Paltz, New York. The picture of this Turkey Vulture was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens.
What a thrill it is to see large birds seamlessly riding the thermals on a clear crisp fall day. And it is quite the challenge to capture them when they are usually flying very high and spend only seconds in close proximity.
Yellow-rumped Warbler with fly
The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken in Central Park in the Rambles.The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
This Yellow-rumped Warbler was activley foraging in an open meadow in Central Park where I was able to take many pictures of him in farily close proximity. I am beginning to understand the reason so many bird photographers enjoy taking pictures in Central Park because the birds are much more accessible than in more densely forested areas.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Juvenile
The picture of this juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was taken in Central Park, New York City in the Rambles. The picture of this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Once again I was glad to be have the use of the flash with the better beamer because this bird was in a shaded dark area of the Rambles in Central Park. It was fairly low down on the tree so that I could get a fairly sharp closeup of this bird.
Hermit Thrush
The picture of this Hermit Thrush was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, New York. This picture was taken with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens with a flash attachment.
I am pleased to be able to get captures in the more shaded parts of the woods using the flash with a minus 2 and -3 adjustment. Some birds are rarely seen in bright light. I was in the forest portion of the New York Botanical Gardens when I came across about 5 Hermit Thrushes moving about low to the ground.
Fall Scarlet Tanager
The picture of this Fall Scarlet Tanager was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. It took me awhile to identitfy this as a Scarlet Tanager since true to their name they are bright red during the spring. I took this picture with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens.
When taking pictures of these tiny birds, I am really glad that I have an 18 mp camera so that i have a decent size image after they are cropped.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
I spent a wonderful afternoon at the New York Botanical Gardens this past Sunday where I was able to capture pictures of these beautiful Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are currently in fall migration and what could be a more wonderful stopover than the New York Botanical Gardens with their assortment of tastey flowers.
I used my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens with a shutter speed between 2000 and 2500. I did not use a flash at all.
Black and White Warbler
The picture of this Black and White Warbler was taken in Central Park on the path near the Point. The picture of this Black and White Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I am still trying to the hang of shooting in some of the more shadowy areas in Central Park. I am using the Canon 580EXII with a better beamer and am adusting the compensation on the flash to -2 especially when I am close to the bird.