{"id":127749,"date":"2024-04-21T02:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T07:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=127749"},"modified":"2024-04-28T16:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T21:07:40","slug":"pine-warbler-photos-photographing-a-nemesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/04\/21\/pine-warbler-photos-photographing-a-nemesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pine Warbler Photos: Photographing A Nemesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am sharing Pine Warbler photos that I have taken on three different days here in Arkansas. Until recently, these warblers have been a nemesis for me.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult male Pine Warbler in spring \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 1250, Nikkor 500mm VR, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, when I was in Arkansas, I did photograph Pine Warblers. There wasn’t even one photograph that I was happy with, though.<\/p>\n

This spring is a different story. I’m thoroughly delighted to be able to photograph these warblers in my dear friend Steve Creek’s yard and garden<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Pine Warbler in Arkansas \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 1250, Nikkor 500mm VR, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year and this spring, I’ve been thrilled to hear these warblers singing<\/span><\/a>. I love their songs, and I also enjoy photographing them. So far, I haven’t gotten any photos of the females, but the males are gorgeous.<\/p>\n

\"UrbanUrban Pine Warbler male in spring \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was even happier with my Pine Warbler images once I put my teleconverter back on. Because I had gotten so many close-up shots of bluebirds, I had removed my teleconverter to capture full-body images of them. However, I was missing close-up shots of other birds, including the Pine Warblers.<\/p>\n

\"PerchedPerched male Pine Warbler in Arkansas \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

So, I started working on getting the Pine Warbler photos I have been hoping for, even though the light hasn’t been optimal for a few days. My Nikon D500 handles higher ISOs like a champ, though.<\/p>\n

\"TickedTicked off adult male Pine Warbler \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday, I took a few more images of my previous nemesis. I loved the resulting photos of these striking warblers; their bright plumage and songs simply make me smile.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Pine Warbler on alert \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve been smiling a lot, can you tell?<\/p>\n

By the way, in the last two images of the Pine Warbler, it was upset with an encroaching bird, not me or Steve. I thought that was important to address.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Pine Warbler photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, I am sharing Pine Warbler photos that I have taken on three different days here in Arkansas. Until recently, these warblers have been a nemesis for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13950,27,14916,13951],"tags":[4004,13981,13931,4062,4104,14917,14918,165,8018,3888,6491,6492,13966],"class_list":["post-127749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-pine-warblers","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-feeder","tag-garden","tag-male","tag-perched","tag-pine-warbler","tag-setophaga-pinus","tag-spring","tag-urban","tag-warbler","tag-wood-warbler","tag-wood-warblers","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t