bird photography : common yellowthroat

There's little 'common' about the Common Yellowthroat. Several of this lovely little bird frequent the marshy brusy alongside the boardwalk at Huntley Meadows Park.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f5.6; 1/1000 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 500 Date: May 27, 2006 10:24 am Location: Huntley Meadows Park / Fairfax County, VA Photography Notes: The only thing John could have asked for in this photo would have been for the Yellowthroat to be in mid-song. The bird perched on a cattail that gave a good background for bokeh, landed close enough for John to fill the frame with the shot, and caught just the right bit of sun.