Western Kingbird with Black Mustard in the background – Nikon D810, f9, 1/1000, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
Yesterday morning while in Box Elder County I was delighted to photograph a Western Kingbird with a hint of Black Mustard in the background as it perched on a fence near the road. I love it when the wild mustard is in bloom here in Utah because it can create colorful backgrounds and even when it is out of focus like it is in this image the thin stems and small flowers can create a lacy, delicate pattern throughout the frame.
This is one of my first images of Western Kingbirds this year and I also saw an Eastern Kingbird too yesterday morning and can’t wait to create more photographs of the kingbirds of Utah this breeding season.
Life is good.
Mia
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I love the contrast of the softness, the colors and the soft feathers of the bird and the harshness, the barbed wire.
FLUFFINESS!
It’s so cute! Keep it up 🙂
Just glorious.
The kingbird is one of my favorites. It only took a moment to connect the
“hint of black mustard” in your subject line with the wonderful image.
Oh, what a beautiful bird and photo. I love the colours and the softness of the bird and background with the dark strand of wire. It is lovely.
What a cute, cute image! That’s such a pretty, curvy little bird…love it!–even though the perch is that darned Devil’s wire…I don’t cringe as much when it’s a small bird sitting on the stuff as I do is it’s something bigger, like an owl…I hate to see owls anywhere near the damned stuff…
Gorgeous photo Mia. He was all fluffed up for you.
Beautiful. I think the Western Kingbirds are prettier than the Eastern ones….softer colouring.
I love the complementary colors and texture of the background.