Yellowhammer
While Neotropic birds have a rightful reputation of being colorful, there are some wonderfully colored birds in the Northern Hemisphere also. This is an example, a Yellowhammer. The yellow is obvious in the name; not sure where the “hammer” came from. This bird was photographed in Spain. Shot with a Canon R5, 100-500 lens, F/8.0, SS 1/400 (to try and capture some raindrops falling), ISO 2500 and EC of -1.0 (a mistake on my part that I had to correct in post).
Yellowhammers are not rare, but can be difficult to find as they are quite localized.
Country Spain
Location Riande, Spain
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild
- Created Timestamp06/08/2024 17:48:32
- CameraCanon EOS R5
- Aperture8
- CreditJim and/or Deb Babbitt
- CaptionYellowhammer
- Copyright2024
- Focal Length300
- Iso2500
- Shutter Speed1/400
Wonderful shot of this pretty bird!
That Yellowhammer is such a beautiful little bird! Like a combination of a Yellow and Cape May Warbler.