Today’s “Fun Friday” post images were made during a recent 3-day, private photo workshop I held with friend and nature lover, Adam Jack (@wildobs for you Twitter friends). While kayaking in one of my favorite locations, we were shooting active warblers as they searched for insects along the creek. This Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) was busy checking out all the tree stumps in the water when this sequence was captured.
Searching for food:
Yum, a mosquito hors d’oeuvre flies by …
… and is quickly grabbed by the hungry bird!
What’s the next course?
This sequence almost cost Adam his return trip home. After catching this sequence, I threatened to not let him go home, but to stay to be my “good luck charm” instead! :o) Thanks, Adam, for helping me grab this sequence!
And if you are wondering, no, I didn’t see the mosquito approaching the warbler. In fact, I didn’t realize the mosquito was in the scene until I was editing the images on my computer that evening at home! But this is exactly why I always shoot in the “burst mode”, making 3,4, or more images of a subject … there often is a brief behavior or (as in this case) something that happens that you just don’t plan for. And sometimes ya just get lucky … or have a “good luck charm” nearby. :o)
















































