The theme for today is blue subjects: Photos of a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on a driftwood perch, along with a Blue Supermoon image from early yesterday morning.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher landing on driftwood – Canon R7, f7.1, 1/320, ISO 1250, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light
Around 8:40 a.m., a lovely little Blue-gray Gnatcatcher flew in to check out all the bird activity near and around the feeders of my friend and talented wildlife photographer, Steve Creek.
We’ve been seeing and hearing Blue-gray Gnatcatchers in his yard for a couple of days now. This was the first time one flew in close enough for high-quality photos. The rest were simply too far away, and these are small birds.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher perched on driftwood – Canon R7, f7.1, 1/320, ISO 1250, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light
I am delighted that the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher decided to land on a piece of driftwood for a few seconds. That gave me enough time to focus on it through my viewfinder and take a few images before it flew away.
Personally, I adore these tiny birds, even if they are flitty and hard to focus on. They are beautiful, and I love their soft calls.
Blue Supermoon – Sturgeon Moon – August 2024 – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/800, ISO 2500, -1.7 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light
Earlier in the morning, before the sun rose, we had the Blue Supermoon, or Sturgeon Moon, in our viewfinders. I read that this lunar occurrence won’t happen again for thirty-seven years.
We had to wait until some thin, narrow cloud bands moved away before getting cloudless images of the Supermoon.
For a “blue” subject morning, I was feeling pretty happy!
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Blue-gray Gnatcatcher photos plus facts and information about this species. See more of my miscellaneous images in a gallery here.
The detail and textures in the Gnat-catcher shots is terrific. But that blue super moon pic is really stunning! Thanks Mia.
Excellent blue captures. All of them.
Gorgeous Gnatcatcher!