{"id":136422,"date":"2024-11-08T02:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=136422"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:12:43","slug":"fall-colors-and-a-few-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/11\/08\/fall-colors-and-a-few-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Colors And A Few Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I took images of several bird species with fall colors in the background, or at least as much fall color as I’m likely to see here this year. There was a drought before fall arrived, so the fall colors haven\u2019t been all that great.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Northern Cardinal and fall colors \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/200, ISO 800, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m just happy there’s any fall color at all.<\/p>\n

The colors in the background of this male Northern Cardinal were subdued because of the light at the moment I took this photo. His vivid red plumage also seems to make the background colors appear a bit duller by comparison.<\/p>\n

\"TuftedTufted Titmouse and fall colors \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/400, ISO 800, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

A little while later, there was a bit more sunlight, and the colors in the background of this Tufted Titmouse image seemed a little more vibrant. I also like how one of the shades in the background is echoed on the flanks of the titmouse.<\/p>\n

Even the tone of the driftwood perch seemed a touch warmer.<\/p>\n

\"CarolinaCarolina Chickadee and fall colors \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/640, ISO 800, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

With even more sunlight, the background of grass, leaves, and pine straw looked even more colorful than in the first two photos I shared today. The black, gray, and white plumage of the Carolina Chickadee provided a lovely contrast to the colors as well.<\/p>\n

I saw some fall color<\/span><\/a> in the mountains when I visited Buffalo National River<\/span><\/a> in Arkansas last month, and I\u2019m delighted that I did. For now, I\u2019m content with the more subdued fall colors I\u2019m seeing while photographing all of the birds I’m finding at lower elevations.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my bird photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I took images of several bird species with fall colors in the background\u2014or at least as much fall color as I’m likely to see here this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,6720,10269,13951,13944],"tags":[4004,970,13946,14199,14197,14200,13991,6273,6274,1996,4620,5436,13981,13931,4062,14198,4104,13990,15824,8052,8050,8051,13945,13966],"class_list":["post-136422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-black-capped-chickadees","category-northern-cardinals","category-sebastian-county","category-tufted-titmouses","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-baeolophus-bicolor","tag-cardinal","tag-cardinalis-cardinalis","tag-cardinals","tag-carolina-chickadee","tag-chickadee","tag-chickadees","tag-driftwood","tag-fall","tag-fall-colors","tag-feeder","tag-garden","tag-male","tag-northern-cardinal","tag-perched","tag-poecile-carolinensis","tag-suburban","tag-titmice","tag-titmouse","tag-titmouses","tag-tufted-titmouse","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/carolina-chickadee-fall-colors-mia-mcphersn-6558.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-zum","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131255,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/26\/tufted-titmouse-and-carolina-chickadee-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":136422,"position":0},"title":"Tufted Titmouse And Carolina Chickadee Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"July 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a minute since I shared bird images. 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