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Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by EvilTed to c/birding

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Sedge warbler

Nikon D7200, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6

f/6.3, 1/640s, ISO 640, 480mm

This was one of my first wildlife photos taken with my Nikon 200-500mm back in 2016.

I'd just left a bird hide and was walking on a boardwalk through the fen. I heard some cheeping sounds coming from behind me and I turned just in time to see this bird land in the reeds and call out to its chicks to be quiet. Instantly, the noise stopped, I took one shot and moved away so it could go to the nest and feed its young.

I later tried to identify the food in its beak. The white insect is probably a White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) which fits with the location. The orange insect I never discovered.

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[–] LostAndFound 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Difficult to get a good sighting of this one in my experience. Impressive that you got such a good shot!

[–] EvilTed 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thank you.

Yes, they are tricky, especially once they have chicks to protect. I'm lucky that I live in an area with lots of opportunities to see warblers and other reedbed species which increases the odds. I also admit to being a glutton for punishment in regards to small birds. I spent more than a few hours on my last holiday trying to photograph gold crests lol