Pine Warbler with Falling Snow

Photo taken 12/20/2024 with a Canon 5D Mark IV & 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens with +1.4x III extender.

On snowy days I often set up my camera on a platypod base at an open first floor window. I'm lucky to have a small first floor room with no thermostat so I can shut the door and let the room get cold to avoid heat distortion from warm and cold air meeting at the window. It makes a great photography blind that is well sheltered from wet weather. I was thrilled to have this gorgeous little Pine Warbler stop by during a recent snowfall. He only paused on the branch for a brief moment but it was long enough to capture one good frame.

Pine Warblers are very tiny, quick moving birds that are a challenge to photograph and this is the best shot I've ever captured of one.

FOCAL LENGTH 560.0 mm

APERTURE. f/9.5

ISO 5000

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +1.4x III

Manual Exposure

SHUTTER SPEED 1/750

Photo was edited in Adobe Lightroom Classic with adjustments for light and shadows. Some small color balance adjustments were made in order to best replicate the color of the bird.