Yellow-throated Warbler
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
by Christopher Dodds
2h ago
On the morning of May 10, 2019, during my Songbirds of Pelee Workshop at Point Pelee National Park, a Yellow-throated warbler was the star visitor. We had an amazing morning watching it creep over the branches of the trunk of a few trees, much like a Black-and-white Warbler, before it jumped onto this perch in front of the out-of-focus marsh background. Why Point Pelee? Location! Location! Location! Point Pelee is part of a peninsula at the crossroads of two major migration routes, extending into the western basin of Lake Erie. It is one of the first points of land spring migrants reach in the ..read more
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Northern Parula with insect snack
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by Christopher Dodds
2h ago
A Northern Parula extracts an insect from its leaf cocoon during my Songbirds of Pelee Workshop at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. I made this image in the harsh light on the afternoon of May 11, 2023, using my Sony a1, Sony 600mm f/4 and 2X extender (doubler). The Northern Parula must have been a fresh arrival that morning because it was “low & slow,” stopping for minutes between foraging for insects to refuel. Due to a last-minute medical emergency, there is still space for you to join one of my favourite workshops at one of the top ten birding hotspots in the world. Learn more abou ..read more
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Blue-headed Vireo
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by Christopher Dodds
2h ago
A Blue-headed Vireo emerges from the Carolinian forest of Point Pelee National Park to bask in the first drops of golden light during spring migration. It is no coincidence that the insects hiding in leaf litter and tree buds overnight to keep warm also start to warm and stir when the sun casts its warmth - smile. There is still an opening available for my May 7-11 Songbirds of Pelee Workshop at Point Pelee National Park in Leamington, Ontario, due to a last-minute medical emergency. Learn more HERE. Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius, Vireo solitarius, BHVI) from my SONGBIRDS OF PELEE GALOR ..read more
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Yellow Warbler Baby eating a Mayfly
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by Christopher Dodds
3d ago
An image from 20 years ago that I just reprocessed for publication. A baby Yellow Warbler photographed just seconds after a Mayfly was delivered by its father for breakfast. Flashback 20 years, and you will find me with my first professional digital camera, the Nikon 1DX, paired with a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 doubler with a flash and a Better Beamer flash extender to add a little catchlight and fill the shadows. There have been so many advances in the digital photography world ……. Yellow warbler baby eating a Mayfly (Setophaga petechia, Pauline jaune, YEWA) From long ago on June 18, 2004. ©Christop ..read more
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Long-eared Owl.
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by Christopher Dodds
3d ago
In his play Love's Labour's Lost, William Shakespeare wrote, "Then nightly sings the staring owl." These words certainly apply to any of these big-eyed, big-headed birds, for owls do indeed stare. And in that staring face, we can see some of the owl's adaptations for life in the dark. Unlike the eyes of other birds, an owl's eyes face straight ahead, like our own, giving the bird binocular vision. Unlike human eyes, however, they do not move in their sockets, so the bird must swivel its head to follow moving objects. Although owls see well in dim light, most depend on supersensitive hearing wh ..read more
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Bald Eagle Look Back Portrait
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by Christopher Dodds
3d ago
This is a fun portrait of a Bald Eagle from the second day (March 6, 2024) of my first Bald Eagles Galore and so much more Workshop in Alaska. Once the fishing action stops, the Eagles sit pretty and allow close approaches—smile. Bald Eagles Look Back Portrait (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) March 6, 2024 near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha a9 III Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony 2X Tele-extender @1,200mm ISO 800, f/16 @ 1/200s. Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop next March. T ..read more
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Blackburnian Warbler
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by Christopher Dodds
5d ago
Here is a Blackburnian Warbler from a magical morning at Point Pelee during my Songbirds of Pelee Workshop on May 9, 2019. The birding started slowly, but we soon realized it would be an epic morning when warblers began to appear in increasing numbers. There was no legendary “wave” of Warblers, but it did become difficult to isolate just one bird in an image. I just relived that morning as I prepared this image for publication. All of the images before and after this frame include a Bay-Breasted or a Magnolia Warbler - One of those mornings that makes Point Pelee so legendary for spring migrat ..read more
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Yellow-throated Vireo
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
by Christopher Dodds
1w ago
This Yellow-throated Vireo was photographed during my Songbirds of Pelee Workshop at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. I used my Sony 600mm f/4 G Master lens with my Sony 1.4X teleconverter. Due to a medical emergency that resulted in a cancellation, there is still room for you to join my May 7-11 Songbirds of Pelee workshop at Point Pelee National Park. Come and experience the magic of spring migration at one of the top 10 birding destinations in the world! Learn more about my Songbirds of Pelee spring migration workshop HERE. These little insect-eating birds resemble the warblers with who ..read more
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Black-throated Blue Warbler Point Pelee Workshop Opening
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
by Christopher Dodds
1w ago
Here is a beautiful Black-Throated Blue Warbler from an incredible afternoon during my Songbirds of Pelee Workshop last May 8, 2023. Due to a medical emergency, I suddenly have space available for my May 7-11 Songbirds of Pelee Workshop (Get well soon, Dave) that sold out last July. Join me for this epic experience at the peak of the spring songbird migration at one of the top 10 birding destinations in the world! I am a fully licenced operator in the park. Point Pelee National Park is one of the best inland locations to observe bird migration. Its location on major migratory flyways and the n ..read more
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Osprey Calling with fish in first light
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by Christopher Dodds
1w ago
After an early breakfast, we drive to Lake Blue Cypress and board the pontoon boat for what is always a magical ride through the Osprey-filled Blue Cypress trees that grow in the water as the sun begins to cast its magical first drops of light. On the last morning of the first Ospreys Galore Workshop (April 7), I heard the celebratory calling of this Osprey showing off its fresh catch to its mate, and Captain Don quickly did his part and got us in position to make a series of images before leaving the bird in peace. Join me next April for this magical adventure: Ospreys Galore and so much more ..read more
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