{"id":58083,"date":"2019-05-22T05:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58083"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:39:58","slug":"yellow-rumped-warbler-foraging-on-the-bank-of-a-creek-in-the-wasatch-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/05\/22\/yellow-rumped-warbler-foraging-on-the-bank-of-a-creek-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-rumped Warbler Foraging On The Bank Of A Creek In The Wasatch Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yellow-rumpedYellow-rumped Warbler foraging on the bank of a creek – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

If I have said it once I have said it a thousand times that bird photography isn’t easy. Two days ago I had a marvelous opportunity with loads of Yellow-rumped Warblers in a canyon of the Wasatch Mountains where the bushes and shrubs seemed to be dripping with them as they foraged near a fast flowing creek.<\/p>\n

Everywhere I looked I saw the warblers flitting around searching for prey or perching briefly before taking wing again.<\/p>\n

The Yellow-rumped Warblers were hard to photograph because they didn’t stay still for long plus the settings were a bit messy between the bushes, shrubs, grasses and other vegetation which made focusing on them a challenge.<\/p>\n

One of the other issues was the width of the creek because there wasn’t even a remote possibility of getting closer to the energetic little birds, it was simply impossible.<\/p>\n

Plus I had problems when the clouds would move past and block the sun light from reaching the bottom of the canyon which caused my shutter speed to drop like a rock.<\/p>\n

My best photos of the warblers were taken when they were near the bank of the creek because that is when they were the closest to me.<\/p>\n

Although this Yellow-rumped Warbler was in a messy setting I love the inclusion of habitat in this photo.<\/p>\n

I took a couple hundred images of the Yellow-rumped Warblers<\/span><\/a> as they flitted around in search of prey next to the creek and after reviewing my images I only found a few that I felt were worth keeping.<\/p>\n

I’d hoped for more but it is what it is, sometimes that is the best you can do with the circumstances or the hand you are dealt. I still love what I do.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I took a couple hundred images of the Yellow-rumped Warblers as they flitted around in search of prey next to the creek and after reviewing my images I only found a few that I felt were worth 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