Comments on: Photographing Migrant Songbirds Ain’t Easy! https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/04/28/photographing-migrant-songbirds-aint-easy/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: David Pugsley https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/04/28/photographing-migrant-songbirds-aint-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-2651925 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:33:57 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=97950#comment-2651925 Since I have to choose I’ll go with 5 and 8. 5 for the down the barrel takeoff and 8 because as soon as I saw it I thought it perfectly described the B&W’s behavior.

Also, you’ve convinced me to try 1.5x mode when shorebirds are relatively small in the frame. I’ll have to determine the best button for the assignment.

]]> By: Steve https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2026/04/28/photographing-migrant-songbirds-aint-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-2651921 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:04:28 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=97950#comment-2651921 The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a thrush, and if you look at the head and face of your wood thrush in image #2, you can see a distinct family resemblance.

BTW, THRUSH was the name of the evil organization in the TV show “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”

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