spring is here!!!!!!!

[paulnj]

local park .......

[Kokopeli]

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

~Brian

[Charles Hess]

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

[Liz]

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 .......

[paulnj]

singing....... therefore MALE ADULT ON TERRITORY

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

[kkraczek]

local park .......

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

[Kokopeli]

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

[Spike]

singing....... therefore MALE ADULT ON TERRITORY

Posting a picture of a stud looking for action, flaunting his physique. Disgraceful! ;)

Btw, no osprey nest was built. Bummer.

Spike

[Ultra Magnus]

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.

[natatbeach]

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 ;)

[kkraczek]

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

[paulnj]

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 ;)

[kkraczek]

OOOH I WIN I WIN! what do I get?

[paulnj]

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

[kkraczek]

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.

[schrackman]

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

[paulnj]

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

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

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?

[paulnj]

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 has 100 by sun up)

BUT we raise $500 atleast for NJ AUDUBON