Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

TBB — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:59:15 GMT

This tiny, neotropical migrant is constantly in motion, making it very difficult to photograph. Sometimes called the “Little Mockingbird”, it hops around in dense foliage, flicking its tail from side-to-side to scare up insects which it then chases after. I photographed this one from my deck in Oklahoma. My deck is about 12 feet high, with thisBlue-gray Gnatcatcher maple tree just a few feet off the deck enabling me to be eye level with this bird.

Canon R7, Canon RF 100-500mm L, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec., ISO 1250 @500mm

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Tronhard — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:53:28 GMT

I like the placement of the bird against the colour of the foliage of the maple leaves. Nice image.

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TBB — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:30:58 GMT

Thanks, Trevor. I liked that about this photo, as well.

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