Nice shot. I think it's a goldfinch with a lot of yellow, which is sometimes the case in the spring. I believe warblers have a straight, conical beak. This one appears to be curved. Christian Skofteland would know. But he doesn't come around here much any more. Paul On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
> Hi all, > > The sudden surge of bird photos reminded me of this one. It's a shot I took > a couple of weeks after I first got my K-x. There's nothing particularly > special about the shot, though the bird was pretty cool in that it seemed > intent on being photographed. As I crept down the dusty gravel road on a > nearby wildlife refuge, the little guy followed me on the roadside, and > didn't seem the slightest bit disturbed by my presence, or the fact that I > was pointing a camera at him. > > The best I've been able to come up with for an identification from my trusty > Peterson's guide is that it's some manner of warbler -- possibly a Nashville > warbler -- though, it only seems to match the fall warblers, and it was taken > in mid-May. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5195113176/ > K-x, 50-200, f/5.6, ISO 1600, Action mode > > Any ideas? > > -- Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
