{"id":135229,"date":"2024-10-03T02:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T07:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=135229"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T21:06:23","slug":"pine-warbler-with-a-carolina-mantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/03\/pine-warbler-with-a-carolina-mantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pine Warbler With A Carolina Mantis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago before sunrise, I went to put suet in the feeder and found a Carolina Mantis on the stick. Later, a Pine Warbler arrived, and it got interesting.<\/p>\n

\"PinePine Warbler and a Carolina Mantis at a suet feeder \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f13, 1\/160, ISO 2500, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 360mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed my first Carolina Mantis on September 11th<\/span><\/a>, which was great fun for me. I shared a few photos of that mantis soon after I took my images of her.<\/p>\n

When that Carolina Mantis flew by and I happened to see where the mantis landed. Curiosity got the better of me, so I grabbed my camera and went out to photograph it on a pine tree trunk.<\/p>\n

The Carolina Mantis<\/span><\/a> I photographed two days ago likely spent the night on the driftwood stick where the suet feeder is. I kept hoping the mantis wouldn’t fly off before there was good light to photograph her in.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, she stuck around for most of the morning!<\/p>\n

When this Pine Warbler<\/span><\/a> flew onto the driftwood stick, it bothered the mantis enough that she flared her wings and struck a defensive pose.<\/p>\n

Luckily for me, I was ready with the camera pre-focused on the mantis. All I had to do was quickly change my aperture setting to get both the mantis and warbler in focus, then I started taking a burst of images.<\/p>\n

I took more photos of the mantis and warbler than I probably should have, but I don\u2019t regret it. Knowing I may never have an opportunity like this again spurred me on, and I took full advantage of the gift these two winged creatures gave me.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t gone through all my photos of the mantis yet. There may be another post about her in the not-too-distant future. Be sure to stay tuned!<\/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. Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my insect and spider images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two days ago before sunrise, I went to put suet in the feeder and found a Carolina Mantis on the stick. 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