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Last month, while returning from the playground with my daughter, I saw a bird I couldn’t quite recognize. It was a juvenile or a female bird, so it was not quite easy to identify. The shape of the beak and its behavior resembled a flycatcher, but it was much smaller than any phoebes or western flycatchers I have usually seen. While observing the bird on a nearby tree, I got my answer as a male flew in and chased the other birds away. The male was unmistakably a vermillion flycatcher, a bird I had only seen pictures of before. I was excited and decided to return the next day with my camera. After dropping off my wife and daughter at the playground, I began walking the trail near the parking lot, hoping to see the bird again. It took me about 30 minutes, but I finally saw the flycatchers; there were males and females constantly doing the rounds to their favorite perches. The Merlin app identified the bird as rare, but after some research, I learned that they frequent a few parks in LA. I was so happy to see one that I spent over 2 hours just walking around and taking photos of these gorgeous birds.

Taken in: United States / California / Hawaiian Gardens (show map)

Taken on: June 30, 2024

Tags:

Birds

Subject

Events

Day trips

Birding

Los Angeles

California

USA

Places

El Dorado Park

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Sets appears in: • The Golden State!! • lil critters..

Groups appears in: • Outdoor Photographer Magazine (Unofficial)

Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/7.1, 1/4000 sec, 600mm, ISO 2200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	2200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 16.4 (Windows)
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