Daily Bird Photos - No. 5 ~ On The Fence ~
I can't decide about this, please let me know what you think.
When I take bird photos, part of me wants to reject scenes with man-made objects like a fence or a bird feeder.
Yellow-rumped Warbler(?) perched on my fence.
1/1600s f/6.3 ISO1600 600mm
I'm not sure if anyone else cares about stuff like this... Does the fence detract from the shot because it isn't natural?
Take the next two photos for example. Is the second shot better than the first because it has a tree branch for a perch instead of the metal bird feeder?
Steller's Jay perched on a bird feeder in my backyard.
1/1000s f/6.3 ISO1250 600mm
Steller's Jay on a moss-covered branch - also in my backyard.
1/1000s f/6.3 ISO1600 600mm
I placed the large branch in my yard to create a more natural looking setting. I was thrilled when the Steller's Jay came in for a visit!
All photos were taken by me using a Nikon D750 and Tamron 150-600mm lens. Please click to view full-screen.
The bonus .gif file:
Can you help identify this bird? I called it a Yellow-rumped Warbler but I'm not sure... I captured more than one shot, so I thought a little gif might be nice.
If you know the name of this bird, please drop me a line in the comments below.
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Thank you @pixresteemer!
wow! pretty nice all of them, and the gif is super! :) have a great weekend!
Thank you! Wishing you a happy weekend as well :)
Thanks! 😊👍 I'll try my best! Hehehh✨
Can't help you with the name of the bird, and I don't think there's one answer regarding man-made objects. That fence doesn't detract, but I can imagine times when man-made objects would. Cheers!
Thanks very much!
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All of the shots are super awesome and I love the gif!! I, actually, love the contrast of the fence and the little bird feet on it. I love the Stellar's Jay on the branch more but they are both awesome! ❤
Thanks very much, I appreciate your comment. Glad you liked this!
You're welcome!!
The bird is a yellow-rumped warbler. They are incredibly common across much of North America, especially in spring and fall migration. You likely know that there are two races, Myrtle's with the white throat, and Audubon's with the yellow throat. Myrtle's mostly eastern and Audubon's dominate in western U.S. In fall they can be really drab and I.D. tougher. They all have the "yellow rump", and eye ring, most have a yellowish flank area and some degree of streaking on the flanks.
Re the man-made features, I say get the best and most interesting shots that you can get, and screw rules about details.
Good birding. Steem on!
Thanks so much! It's good to have an expert around that knows so much! As I've said before, I don't know a lot about birds, but I try to learn something as I discover and photograph new species. I'm glad to see that I actually got the I.D. right on this one. I was looking through books and websites for a while trying to find the answer :)
My pleasure. I'm enjoying trying to build community on the Steemit platform.
Try the free Cornell app "Merlin" It is remarkably good.
I will take a look at that, thanks very much!