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Yellow Rumped Warbler.


Yellow  Rumped  Warbler.
Photo Information
Copyright: Luis Leal (Luis52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, 80-200 f2.8D ED AF Nikkor+1.5X Kenko
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1600 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-03-31 8:30
Viewed: 613
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yellow rumped warbler Dendoica coronata.


Distribution
The Yellow-rumped Warbler breeds from eastern North America west to the Pacific, and southward from there into parts of Mexico. It is a migratory bird which travels to Central America and the Caribbean for winters. Among warblers it is one of the last to leave North America in the fall, and among the first to return. It is an occasional vagrant to the British Isles and Iceland.

Description
In summers, males of both forms have streaked backs of black on slate blue, white wing patches, a streaked breast, and conspicuous yellow patches on the crown, flank, and rump. Audubon's Warbler also sports a yellow throat patch, while the Myrtle Warbler has a white throat and eye stripe, and a contrasting black cheek patch. Females of both forms are more dull, with brown streaking front and back, but still have noticeable yellow rumps. Goldman's Warbler, of Guatemala, resembles Audubon's but has a white lower border to the yellow throat and otherwise darker plumage; males replace the slate blue of Audubon's with black.

These birds are primarily insectivorous, although when bugs are scarce, the Myrtle Warbler also enjoys eating the wax-myrtle berries which gave it its name. They often flit, flycatcher-like, out from their perches in short loops, in search of insects.

They nest in coniferous and mixed woodlands, and lay 4-5 eggs in a cup-shaped nest.

The Yellow-rumped has a trill-like song of 4-7 syllables (tyew-tyew-tyew-tyew,tew-tew-tew) and an occasional check or chip call note.

Saludos
Luis52.

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  • Great 
  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-03-31 8:34]

Ola Luis !
A beautiful picture I like.
Well played.
A superb catch. Congratulations.

Best,
Adrian

Hello Luis,
Nicely done.
Kind of like the background colrs a lot; excellent bokeh.
Extraordinary perching as well.
Thanks for sharing
Annick

Hi Luis,
this bird is lovely, I love the pose and the colour with the nice yellow parts in the ploumage. Thanks, very well done
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Luis,

I really like this photo. Nice framing of the bird between the branches. The colors are soft and pleasing, and the foreground is in sharp focus while the background is nicely blurred.

Thanks for sharing.
Randy

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-03-31 11:01]

Hello Luis,
Wonderful photo in splendid clear colours and very good sharpness. Great OOF BG. Very nice pose and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hola Luis,
ohhh che meravigliosa immagine di Dendoica coronata, eccellenti POV e DOF, ottima definizione, splendidi i colori in una bellissima composizione, mi piace la bella posa fra i due rami.
TFS
Saludos Cordiales
Maurizio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-03-31 12:10]

HI Luis,it's impossible to comment a spectacle like that,this bird in full suspention is very unusual and wonderful! Impressive quality of sharpness and very nice BG too,my great compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2632] (15573)
  • [2009-03-31 12:28]

Como siempre exquisito trabajo,
buen foco y color,
atractivo bg y fino encuadre.
saludos y abrazos para todos/as :)

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-03-31 12:37]

Hi Luis. This is a beauty which you have taken so well with fine detail and sharp focusing. i like the gentle colours with the splash of yellow. A good POV /DOF. I like the colour of the plain BG. Well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-03-31 13:09]

Hola Primo,

A beautiful Warbler posing so perfectly on the bare branch. You captured him perfectly with beautiful colors and fine details. What I like the most is the expression on his face - a typical Warbler look. Background, setting and composition are marvelous.

Jane

Hello Luis
very attractive shot of this yellow rumped warbler with fantastic colors
crisp clear details on the bird
nic pose and composition
very well done

hello Luis

beautiful photo of the Yellow rumped warbler, fine frontal POV
and framing, beautiful luminosity with excellent sharpness and details,
and a wonderful eye-contact of the bird with you, TFS

Asbed

Hola Luis,
Wasn't around for a couple of weeks and glad that I didn't miss this one my friend, a beautiful Warbler caught from a low vantage point which shows the salient characteristics of the species perfectly in great detail. I did a WS on your excellent capture to neutralize the white balance, hope you will like it amigo.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
  • [2009-04-01 4:53]

Hello Luis,
At first I noticed the very fine pastel colors surrounding the bird. And the Yellow-rumped Warbler itself is also a cute little bird with a subtle plumage-color. It would have even better, if the upper branch had given a little more space to the bird, but this you couln't change.
Thanks and best regards
Anne

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 15 N: 1607] (6263)
  • [2009-04-01 6:59]

Hello Luis
Excellent shot.
Regards
Razvan

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-04-01 11:11]

Hola Luis,
A fine capture of the Yellow Rumped Warbler taken from a fine POV with technical excellence. Pity the branch above it is so close, otherwise the BG, lighting and composition all contribute to fine image.
TFS,
Saludos,
Ivan

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