{"id":72278,"date":"2020-07-28T05:35:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=72278"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:42:35","slug":"an-immature-yellow-warbler-and-thistles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/07\/28\/an-immature-yellow-warbler-and-thistles\/","title":{"rendered":"An Immature Northern Yellow Warbler And Thistles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ImmatureImmature Northern Yellow Warbler perched on a thistle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week I had a blast photographing several Northern Yellow Warblers, young and adults, foraging for aphids in a patch of thistles high up in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a>. I took so many photos that it was difficult to decide whether to share a large smattering of photos of the different warblers or just a few of some of the individual warblers in several posts over time. I decided on the latter.<\/p>\n

The first of those images that I wanted to share is this immature Northern Yellow Warbler that was perched and actively foraging for aphids on the thistles. Of the photos that I took that day these warbler images have the cleanest backgrounds and I liked them because of that.\u00a0 The warbler and thistles stand out well.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Northern Yellow Warbler and thistles – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The immature Northern Yellow Warbler gave me several different poses over the period of time that it was perched on the thistle stem and I had wonderful eye contact with it in most of the images that I took.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Northern Yellow Warbler foraging on thistles – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The warbler looked around and as it did it changed the position of its body often. I laughed when I saw this photo because I don’t often get a bird “butt shot” where I can still see the eyes of the bird but in this frame I have a nice head angle, catch light, and a view of the young warbler’s bum.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Northern Yellow Warbler fluttering its wings – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

During the time that I had this immature Northern Yellow Warbler in my viewfinder it fluttered its wings a couple times and I was able to catch it fluttering its wings in a few frames.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Northern Yellow Warbler lifting off from a thistle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Immediately after I took this frame the Northern Yellow Warbler lifted off from the thistle stem and flew to another one. I missed the actual lift off photo because I jerked my camera a bit to reframe. Live and learn!<\/p>\n

I was thinking this morning that we are now at the end of July and these warblers and some of the other birds that I photograph in the mountains will be very busy getting ready their long migrations. I hope to spend as much time as I can with them before they head south.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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