local park .......

Is it some sort of warbler? Also, I'm thinking it's a juvenile what ever it is.

~Brian

Looks like he's waiting for payment for posing. :-) Good one.

I am not a bird person, but I would take a "wild" guess - some kind of warbler?

Whatever, he/she is very sharp with a great background blur.......beautiful photo. ;)

Liz

local park .......

singing....... therefore MALE ADULT ON TERRITORY :D

and darn....too much yellow !

and but ofcourse he's a warbler....... 33 species hit NJ yearly atleast......... AND 21 ARE ON TERRITORY SO FAR

SO 21 TO CHOOSE FROM :)

local park .......

Hmmmmm is it...... an OVENBIRD?

It's 104 degrees here so I assumed he was just hot and panting.. That's what all the little birdies are doing here today. :)

Seeing as I'm not a birder, I'm fairly happy that I at least got "warbler" correct. Don't give us the answer until tomorrow. I want to go home and break out my Patterson's (or is it Peterson's??) guide and see if If I can properly identify it.

Thanks for the challenge Paul!
~Brian

singing....... therefore MALE ADULT ON TERRITORY :D
Posting a picture of a stud looking for action, flaunting his physique. Disgraceful! ;)

Btw, no osprey nest was built. Bummer.

Spike

How close did you get to it? What camera settings were you using? I've tried taking pics of birds, and it's a lot harder than it looks.

i love when you post stuff.... who cares about the "yellow" it really is a wonderful shot of a bird in mid song--- post more often ;)

Everyone wants to know... what is it???? :D

I was 3 feet from it at times, but the image was taken at 20(cropped) feet backlit

1D/100-400 +.3 ev flash , +.7 ev in camera :)

seems i mastered the flash in this frame???

well sleep is over rated.... i'm off to find more birds ;)

OOOH I WIN I WIN! what do I get? :D

KNOWLEDGE :) the best gift to EVER GET..... can't be stolen and never depreciates either :)

KNOWLEDGE :) the best gift to EVER GET..... can't be stolen and never depreciates either :)


Awwww... good answer! Now, do you have any others? My daughter is a bird lover as well. :)

Paul, there are not many photos I think are frame worthy, but this one definitely is! What a great moment you've captured. Gene sent this to me in an email, and he added this thought to it: "Look at God's creature giving him praise." The more I photograph nature, the more I am in awe of its Creator. Great work, and thanks for sharing this image.

Ray

I guess one could look at it that way too ;)

singing his praise to the lord or anouncing his arrival on teritory?

I will have Gene SHOOTING FAR BETTER IMAGES THAN THIS....I PROMISE YOU THAT!!!!!!!

thanks for the kind words EVERYONE :D

more to follow as I'm off thursday night.... FRIDAY IS BIRD DAY

OH and I'm doing the WSB on the 15th, but can't beat my cousin's team , nor come close :D

HIS TEAM HAS WON THE STATE 2 TIMES AND LGA 4 TIMES :) my whole family is full of bird nerds ;)
http://www.njaudubon.org/WSB/


he was the one who got me into birds 3 years ago. maybe 4?

OH PLEASE!!!!!!

I CAN GET 115 in a day....... but would need 200 species to win

besides...... those teams that win scout 2 months straight 24 hours a day!!!!

nocturnal flight NOTES are not my thing(my cousin's team<DORIS DUKE ESTATE> has 100 by sun up)

BUT we raise $500 atleast for NJ AUDUBON