Black and white warbler with dinner.

[gail bisson]

Continuing with my warbler adventures...
We have had about 3 hours of sunshine in the past 5 days but I got lucky with the sun being out early am when this black and white popped up on this alder branch.
He quickly picked a worm off the little leaf and was gone in the blink of an eye.
I clone out an OOF grass in the BG that was between the bird and the leaf.
Canon 1 DX3, 600mm v3
ISO 800 SS 1/2500 @6.3
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
PS. The whites were greyish on the RAW. I did not blow them out and try to recover them. This is how they looked.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

Great timing. On first glance, I thought the bird had eaten a bit of the leaf, which I though odd!

I like the light, scale and angle of perch, sharpness, and of course the action.

Whites noted, but not an issue for me.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Quick reflexes to catch him at the right moment. I love the two touches of green, and the lovely light. Fairly delicate perch for a Black-and-White, which I usually think of as climbing around on large branches.

[David Roach]

Getting a flitty warbler, cool... getting a flitty warbler with clean BG, awesome... getting a flitty warbler, with clean BG and just plucked worm going down, priceless. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

It's a lovely shot the caterpillar certainly adds.
Is it me or is the caterpillar sharp and the eye less so??

[Brian Sump]

Others said it well. I just think it's fantastic Gail!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Interesting to see the prey item mid-swallow! Plus it matches the budding leaves. Super light and BG. I just got a fun session with this species recently too :-)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, excellent timing to have captured the worms last moments. I like the thin perch diagonally through the frame, and with the Warbler's angled pose. Good DOF throughout the image too. You used the opportunity of light nicely.

[John Mack]

The prey matches those spring budding leaves. I like the pose and the perch. Nice background as well.

[Arthur Morris]

Stunningly sharp. Love the worm and the open bill. And the BKGR.

with love, artie

[Jay Ing]

As always, very nice work Gail. Nice to be back and see your images again.

Continuing with my warbler adventures...
We have had about 3 hours of sunshine in the past 5 days but I got lucky with the sun being out early am when this black and white popped up on this alder branch.
He quickly picked a worm off the little leaf and was gone in the blink of an eye.
I clone out an OOF grass in the BG that was between the bird and the leaf.
Canon 1 DX3, 600mm v3
ISO 800 SS 1/2500 @6.3
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
PS. The whites were greyish on the RAW. I did not blow them out and try to recover them. This is how they looked.