Prothonotary Warbler

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This guy is checking out a nest box in my yard.

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Pertinent technical details or techniques: Canon 60D, Canon 70-300mm IS USM Zoom.f/6.7, 1/1500 sec., ISO 2000, Hand Held. Processed in Canon DPP and PSE2020 for exposure, color, and shake reduction.

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That is a very pretty bird. I hope it stuck around. At 300mm you must have been fairly close as well.

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Thanks, David. I wasn’t too far away from him. Maybe 30 feet?

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Interesting I didn’t know warblers ever used nest boxes, the exposure looks pretty good. I am seeing a fair bit of noise in the background. You probably could have dropped your iso a bit and gotten away with a lower shutter speed. You could run some noise reduction on the background. Thanks for sharing Terry.

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Thanks, Nate. Only two warblers I know of nest in cavities, the Prothonotary and the Lucy’s. You’re right about the noise; I’ll see what I can do with it. My pleasure!