Avian Image of the Week Grace Scalzo for week ending Oct. 14th, 2011 - Fall plumage Blackpoll warbler in daisies

Congratulations Grace!!!

Thanks go to my friend Lloyd Spitalnik for pointing out this bird. I had never seen one in fall plumage before. He was intense on eating insects off the stems of these Montauk daisies and this was as high as he ever got on the plant. A clean foreground would have obviously been ideal. Your reactions?

1/640, f 5.6, ISO800
Canon mk4, 500 f4+ 1.4tc + tripod

Great image, I love bird photos in their natural habitat.

How did you managed to keep this bird in focus, was this manual focus ?

Congratulations Grace!!!

Congratulations, Grace, beautiful!

Lovely image, Grace. Congratulations.

Congratulations on your IOTW nod Grace!

Thanks everyone! Appreciate it.

Gorgeous setting and pose, Grace. Congratulations!