{"id":61178,"date":"2019-11-03T05:08:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=61178"},"modified":"2024-08-07T04:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:13:21","slug":"focusing-on-a-hermit-thrush-in-sunshine-and-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/11\/03\/focusing-on-a-hermit-thrush-in-sunshine-and-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"Focusing On A Hermit Thrush In Sunshine And Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HermitHermit Thrush with a Brown Creeper in the background – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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While hoping to photograph Brown Creepers two days ago I spotted a Hermit Thrush at a distance on the ground in the deep shadows of a stand of trees. I was able to take a few crappy documentary shots of the bird that showed its lovely rufous tail and then watched as it moved towards the sunlight in a patch of grasses. I took a few more documentary images of the thrush and figured at that point the thrush wouldn’t move any closer to where I sat in a “mobile blind” but to my surprise it flew up to a branch where I was able to take a few nice images of it. Because the Hermit Thrush was in the shadows with bright, dappled light behind it I wasn’t sure that I would like any of the images but I took them any way.<\/p>\n

Hermit Thrushes were another nemesis bird for me, the other photos I have taken of this species have all had most of the bird hidden from sight and these are the first full body images I have been able to obtain of this species.<\/p>\n

I was glad that I took the photos because I quite like how they turned out and to my surprise I was also able to photograph a Brown Creeper moving up the trunk of the tree the Hermit Thrush was perched on. It isn’t the Brown Creeper photo I have been hoping for but, hey, I have two nemesis birds in the same frame!<\/p>\n

\"HermitHermit Thrush standing on one leg – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the Brown Creeper moved up the tree trunk I put of of my focus back on photographing the Hermit Thrush.\u00a0 I wish that the thrush had sang because they have such a lovely song<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Hermit Thrush sighting seems a little late in the year to me but I was sure glad to find it.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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