{"id":5179,"date":"2014-06-21T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2014-06-21T05:43:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T09:43:00","slug":"song-sparrow-grub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=5179","title":{"rendered":"Song Sparrow Grub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wpid-oi000156_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"OI000156_1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wpid-oi000156_1.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If my hunts for dragonflies do nothing else, but they get me out in the field more often&#8230;and, as I have said before, the secret to nature photography is simple: be there, be aware, and be ready. I saw this Song Sparrow digging grubs from an old rotting post in the marsh, and watched as it flew to the branch of a tree literally right above my head. A bit if maneuvering to find a clear line of sight, and there was the image. I shot off a burst as the bird was moving, and selected this as the best. <\/p>\n<p>Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 600mm equivalent. Shutter preferred @ 1\/640th. 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