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The Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) is a common wood warbler that I nevertheless rarely get a good opportunity to photograph. Like many Warblers, it flits through branches (often at tree-top level) in search of insects, favoring flowering trees in the spring. Along with the Orange-crowned Warbler which it closely resembles, the Tennessee Warbler is one of the least distinctly colored of the Warblers; its olive / gray / yellow plumage causes it to blend into leaf cover very effectively.

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Just hanging out...

One Sunday afternoon, August 10, 2003, we were visiting family in the area of Ardrossan, Alberta. My main attention was on some House Wrens I was tracking through the brush. The immediate area proved active -- in addition to a visit from several other birds including a Savannah Sparrow, this Tennessee Warbler flitted through, checking for insects among some late blooms still hanging on.

EXIF 2.2 photo info:

  • 320 x 280 true color
  • Exposure time: 1/145.70
  • F-stop: 6.6
  • ISO speed: 100
  • Focal length: 71.2000 (with 1.5X teleconverter)
  • Exposure mode: Auto
  • White balance: Auto
  • Exposure bias: 0.0000
  • Metering mode: Spot
  • Exposure program: Aperture priority
  • Gain control: None
  • Contrast: Normal
  • Saturation: High
  • Sharpness: Hard
  • Camera make: NIKON
  • Camera model: E5700

Seems like slim pickings here...

I was hoping the Tennessee Warbler would come a bit closer, and I didn't want to move around too much and risk upsetting the House Wrens. Unfortunately, with this last look around, the Warbler flew off deeper into the trees and I didn't see it again.

EXIF 2.2 photo info:

  • 320 x 310 true color
  • Exposure time: 1/145.70
  • F-stop: 6.6
  • ISO speed: 100
  • Focal length: 71.2000 (with 1.5X teleconverter)
  • Exposure mode: Auto
  • White balance: Auto
  • Exposure bias: 0.0000
  • Metering mode: Spot
  • Exposure program: Aperture priority
  • Gain control: None
  • Contrast: Normal
  • Saturation: High
  • Sharpness: Hard
  • Camera make: NIKON
  • Camera model: E5700

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