{"id":580,"date":"2011-05-22T21:01:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=580"},"modified":"2012-04-20T19:43:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T02:43:28","slug":"yellowthroat-wood-pewee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"Yellowthroat & Wood-Pewee"},"content":{"rendered":"

This afternoons stroll was out in the Boundary Bay area. At first it was pretty quiet and I was beginning to wonder if there would be much of anything to watch let alone photograph. Then when checking a small path off the main trail there was a flycatcher hawking for insects off an old snag. It left before I could get any good looks or photos.<\/p>\n

Back on one of the main trails I could hear a Common Yellowthroat close by. I set up and waited a few minutes.<\/p>\n

\"Common
Common Yellowthroat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was not long before it eventually worked its way to the front of the tree.<\/p>\n

\"Common
Common Yellowthroat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After this cooperative little warbler, I decided the flycatcher would be worth another try. As they can be creatures of habit using the same perches, I returned to the snag, picked my spot and set up.<\/p>\n

\"Western
Western Wood-Pewee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is where patience comes in to bird photography.<\/p>\n

\"Western
Western Wood-Pewee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was almost an hour before the flycatcher, a Western Wood-pewee, returned.<\/p>\n

\"Western
Western Wood-Pewee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was worth the wait, especially when the bird obliges you like this.<\/p>\n

\"Western
Western Wood-Pewee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coming and going from the snag,<\/p>\n

\"Western
Western Wood-Pewee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… for about 15 minutes in the wonderful late afternoon sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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