Mourning Warbler ???

Dixie · November 3, 2005

I think that this is a mourning warbler. Anyone know for sure?

My wife took these photos with her Canon ELF S500 P&S.

I've posted a few before where I've had wild birds sit on my hand. I don't know why, but they seem to trust me. Normally, the birds were born around my house, but this bird was in the wild in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I think that he was looking for a handout.

Just the same I always think that it is pretty neat when they will sit on my hand.

bfjr · November 3, 2005

very cool Dixie I agree
nice to see you back, saw your posts in other section as always rockin good stuff

Ric Grupe · November 3, 2005

Now that will make you feel like you "belong"....hmm?

Heartwarming...

In case you didn't see it, here's one my wife took on a recent trip.

It's fun...ain't it!?!

jeff lapoint · November 3, 2005

Great to see ya here again Dixie!

Does this make you the Warbler Wisperer?

-j

Dixie · November 3, 2005

To all - yep, I'm back for a while. I'm going down to Florida the first week in Dec. to shoot some and drop in on Harry.

Jeff, I think they mesmerize me more than I do them as to being a "whisperer."

Ric, thanks for putting that up again. I missed it before since I've been traveling so much.

Ben, thanks to you also.

ginger_55 · November 3, 2005

Hey, Hi, Dixie, now I owe you one, but I have to say that is really cool to have that bird sit in your hand!

They fly away from me at the first hint I might be around.

Pretty little bird, too.

ginger

Steve Cavigliano · November 3, 2005

Wow. Now that is cool

: Come on Dixie, you're among friends. You can admit that you're a Bird Whisperer

I'd love to have that happen to me. I'd never get a shot off, but just to have a wild creature sitting in my hand would be an experience I'd never forget.

Steve

Steve Cavigliano · November 3, 2005

Ric Grupe wrote:

Now that will make you feel like you "belong"....hmm?

Heartwarming...

In case you didn't see it, here's one my wife took on a recent trip.

It's fun...ain't it!?!

Ric,

Good thing you had your lenshood (AKA: poop deflector) attached

Steve

Andy · November 3, 2005

very cool, dixie

Dixie · November 3, 2005

Thanks everyone. I was trying to get close with 24-70 while the bird was sitting in one of gaps in the logs on the old Little Greenbrier School and I was talking softly to the bird to get his attention. The next thing I knew he flew right up to me and hovered in front so I let the camera down on it's strap and held out my hand. To my surprise he lit on my finger tips. My wife said that he wasn't showing up well so I walked over by the wall to change the background and all he did was move up on my thumb.

Here is one of my photos of the same bird. Click photo for EXIF data.

Ric Grupe · November 3, 2005

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Ric,

Good thing you had your lenshood (AKA: poop deflector) attached

Steve

Actually there was a lady feeding them cheese....and they were gulping it down in hunks! I don't defecation was an option!

Ric Grupe · November 3, 2005

Dixie wrote:

Thanks everyone. I was trying to get close with 24-70 while the bird was sitting in one of gaps in the logs on the old Little Greenbrier School and I was talking softly to the bird to get his attention. The next thing I knew he flew right up to me and hovered in front so I let the camera down on it's strap and held out my hand. To my surprise he lit on my finger tips. My wife said that he wasn't showing up well so I walked over by the wall to change the background and all he did was move up on my thumb.

Here is one of my photos of the same bird. Click photo for EXIF data.

I like it!

jwear · November 4, 2005

very cool stuff

Dixie · November 4, 2005

Thank you Ric & Jeff.

Mourning Warbler ???

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