The Scarlet Tanager.
It is nearly impossible for me to choose 1 bird image from my backyard and say it was my favorite for the year, but if I had to go out on a limb, it would be this one of the Scarlet Tanager I captured in July. I have always hoped to capture a nice image of a mature male in breeding colors and this one morning I had no fewer than 3 males and at least 5 others, including female and immature birds, gleaning insects from the crepe myrtles. The lighting was perfect and this one almost posed for me. They were gleaning Japanese Beetles from the plants and didn’t leave until they had their fill. On that very morning, I felt the pride of how hard we had worked in our yard to prepare it for an upcoming certification as a Wildlife Sanctuary. The striking contrast of red and green really made the image for me as well as the clarity and sharpness of the bird.
Tamron SP 150-600mm Di VC USD G2 lens on a Nikon D-500, Manual Exposure mode, f8, ISO 1100, shutter speed of 1/500th of a second, Sirui P424S monopod and L10 head, processed in Lightroom Classic CC. #WithMyTamron, #TamronUSA, #TamronLensesUSA, #TamronImageMaster, #Tamron150600g2, #SiruiUSA, #SiruiProfessional, #BearWoodsPhotography, #BirdNirdvana
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