Prothonotary Warbler

[Bill Dix]

You wouldn't think I'd have to go to Panama to get a Prothonotary image, since a few breed locally in New Jersey; but somehow they've always eluded me here. This is from Soberania Lodge in Gamboa, taken near a feeder where he was gorging on bananas. Removed a few branches.

I was determined to get some warbler images this spring. My results have been mixed, as you'll see in the half-dozen images I'll post over the coming weeks, this being the first of the series.

D7000, 80-400VR @ 400mm, ISO 2000, 1/400s @ f/6.3, HH (braced).

[PS, looking at this as posted, the area around the eye looks like it could use a touch more USM. I was determined not to oversharpen. What do you think?]

[Don Nelson]

Well done! Beautifully exposed, pose and nice head angle.

[Bob Malbon]

Worth the trip! Hard getting the Warblers out of the thickets.

[Melissa Groo]

Bill, I think this is spectacular. Gorgeous, clean, elegant, great IQ. Everything in focus. Looks tack sharp to me. Congratulations!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

They are so pretty. Really nice color detail and bg

[dankearl]

Very nice, Bill, beautiful bird, sharp and well exposed.
Tough to get them in the open, very nice work.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrific shot, BIll. so hard to get. colors, exp. and detials look great. Sweet Bg, pose and HA. I might be tempted to take a tiny bit off a bottom...but nothing major. fine composition.

[Grace Scalzo]

A real beauty, Bill. Whatever warblers you got this spring are better than mine, despite my hard work. This is one to be proud of.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice image. I like the composition as is with the extra space at the bottom.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, lovely yellows on this fellow, and I like the leaning pose looking into the frame. Im fine with the comp, and the overall sharpness is spot on.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for the comments. More warblers to come, although this is probably my favorite of the series.

[Colin Knight]

Beautiful shot! I saw several of these yellow bullets today. They're very speedy so you did well to get one. The BG is perfect. Looking forward to the next!

[Satish Ranadive]

Very sweet image. Loved the pose and colors of beautiful bird.