2009 04-08 I dropped by a park off the Duwamish River on my way home today. I was hoping to catch the osprey doing their thing, but no one was home at any of the nests, and I didn't see them working the river. I wandered around and got some good tweety bird pics, but this one was the toughest, took the most patience, and I only saw one all day. This little guy (I believe it's a yellow-rumped warbler...thoughts?) was dead set on his yellow tree, but wanted to stay as far away from me as possible. Eventually, it came around to my side of the tree long enough for me to get a few good shots. Just a crop (a fairly substantial one)in photoshop.

One of the comments on this photo made me realize that I’ve never seen lots & lots of birds that are fairly common. I recently picked up a Nikon 200-400 f/4: it’s amazing, and is changing how I view the world! Now if only they made a pocket-size version instead of bazooka-size! It’s tough not to get noticed hauling it around.

2009 04-08 I dropped by a park off the Duwamish River on my way home today. I was hoping to catch the osprey doing their thing, but no one was home at any of the nests, and I didn't see them working the river. I wandered around and got some good tweety bird pics, but this one was the toughest, took the most patience, and I only saw one all day. This little guy (I believe it's a yellow-rumped warbler...thoughts?) was dead set on his yellow tree, but wanted to stay as far away from me as possible. Eventually, it came around to my side of the tree long enough for me to get a few good shots. Just a crop (a fairly substantial one)in photoshop.

One of the comments on this photo made me realize that I’ve never seen lots & lots of birds that are fairly common. I recently picked up a Nikon 200-400 f/4: it’s amazing, and is changing how I view the world! Now if only they made a pocket-size version instead of bazooka-size! It’s tough not to get noticed hauling it around.