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Post by Teddy Regpala on Oct 20, 2008 19:04:45 GMT
A lifer! Not yet a photo-lifer though. I posted this exact image in my local Audubon group for proper ID. And they said it's a yellow-rumped warbler of the Audubon race. I learned that it's one of the common warblers. But what the heck, it's the first time I saw it in our backyard, and I captured it, so a lifer still. It's feeding on our persimmon tree (the giant one), which the scub-jay probably started. One fruit is about $1 each (based on the price I saw from the grocery store last year). So I'm not sure if we'll be mad or not. Anyway, I hope it stays longer before it heads southward. Pardon the poor image, it's the best I can as it's already dark when I made the capture. I'll hunt it down next time. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon race) Dendroica CoronataNikon D300, AFS 300 f/4 + 1.4x TC, 420mm, 1/250s, f/7.1, ISO 800, window sill support, just cropped, adjust levels, and resized for web I'll update this thread once I get a better capture with enough lighting. I hope it comes back.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 21, 2008 0:42:00 GMT
Congrats on the pretty lifer, Ted..... wishing you a more steady hand when you see it again!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 21, 2008 16:56:07 GMT
Ted, Yellow-rumps will be with us until April, so take heart. And there will be tons of them. Here in southern Cal, they are as many as flies..well, not really...but there's still a lot! Try to get the "myrtle" subspecies too, which is even more colorful.
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Oct 21, 2008 19:20:17 GMT
Thanks Romy and Bob. Well, we have crepe myrtle trees ... ;D Joking aside, so we do see myrtles here in the west coast? I've seen the vivid yellow rump of this bird, but when reviewing the images I've taken, I didn't capture one. I hope they do stay here until spring. But it can get very cold here in the valley during winter nights. Anyway, I need to do something with the feral cat that's been hanging out in our backyard A LOT recently. Whenever I see him, he's stalking the birds ... ugghh. BTW Romy, whenever I'm carrying my daughter, I try doing it using my left arm to tone my muscles, so it will be rock hard and steady when carrying my "other" baby.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 22, 2008 1:45:40 GMT
I'm sure you'll find the "Myrtle" subspecies easily. Here's a guide on how it looks like: It has a bluish gray coloring and yellow markings.
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