At Colton Point: Scarlet Tanager

One of the frustrating things about trying to photograph spring migrants is that they are often high in the tree tops flitting about searching for insects and caterpillars. They seldom come down low enough to pose nor sit still long enough for you to get a clear focus upon them. Even when they do sit still long enough, focusing upon them is difficult because of the newly emerging leaves. Even auto focus telephoto lenses in the range of 300mm are often too short.

This Scarlet Tanager sat still long enough as it sang it's heart out on Saturday morning at Colton Point. I had a chance to snap a couple of photos but even with a 300mm lens, the darn thing was way up there and the results are less than desired.

Scarlet Tanager