I picked up on their call and found a group of 3 or so among saplings and low bushes. The area small trees covered an area passing over a creek connecting two of the ponds in Stiles & Hart. I stopped and watched them for probably a half hour and even saw a Northern Waterthrush walking along and pecking at the edges of the creek but unfortunately didn't get a picture.
It was very difficult photographing them between the emerging leaves, but here are some of the best pictures. I will also point out some tips for male yellow-rumped warbler identification.
First, I notice the black inverted "V" on its breast:
Then I look for the tell-tale "yellow rump" and yellow mark on its crown:
Next I look for the yellow markings on the sides of its breast:
Here are some other great pictures I think help give different perspectives of the bird:
5 comments:
Great Pictures! It's hard to focus on warblers, especially when leaves and branches are in the the way. I look forward to your next post.(Hopefully about more warblers!)
I like the photos! what camera do you use?
@Spencer- Thanks! I know, it's very tricky. That's where the manual focus comes in. I'm trying to figure it out- I'm halfway there...
@Dawn- Thanks! I have a Canon PowerShot S2 IS. I'm going to start shopping for a zoom lens though- any experience in that department?
Awesome photos! How do you get so close? They are beautiful!!
@Sue- Thanks! It took LOTS of patience. I crouched in the same area for probably 20 minutes.
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