Out of the many thousands of Yellow Warbler photos I’ve taken this summer this one from yesterday morning will likely turn out to be my favorite. But the reason for that strong preference will require an explanation because it’s personal.
How many photos of Yellow Warblers on the ground do we see? In my experience very, very few. Instead they nearly always seem to be in trees.
Not a great shot but for me the degree of difficulty makes it one I was happy to get. I’ve been trying for weeks to get a photo similar to this one, taken 6 days ago in the Wasatch Mountains.
Last week I posted a few Yellow Warbler images that were taken in the Wasatch Mountains on May 30. I took the photos below on the next day in the Uinta Mountains. Given my pathetic track record with the species I’d say I’m on a roll with Yellow Warblers.
I can think of no better descriptor for this recently fledged Yellow Warbler than “vulnerable”.
This little guy didn’t know which direction his (or her) next meal was going to be coming from.
Photographing small songbirds flitting around in dense foliage is a different game than I usually play.
I seldom find a cooperative Yellow Warbler but this beautiful male was an exception.
