Some Recent Birds
All photos were taken in the mountains, in the desert or at bird refuges in the last ten days.
Tag: yellow warbler
Yellow Warbler And MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
I was particularly excited about the MacGillivray’s Warblers, a bird Cornell’s Birds of the World calls “a highly sought after trophy species by birdwatchers.”
A Sampling Of Birds In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
Yellow Warbler With Insect Prey
Yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains I triumphed over strong winds, impending dense clouds and an unnecessary road construction nightmare caused by UDOT and actually got a few (very few) keeper photos.
Yellow Warbler – A Snack And Then A Vertical Takeoff
Yesterday morning I spent some time in the mountains looking mostly for songbirds. The focus limiter on my lens and I had a couple of disagreements which I inevitably lost so I botched several of my most promising photo ops but I thought this encounter with a Yellow Warbler turned out to be a fun and interesting one.
A Hummingbird First For Me
Yesterday morning I learned something about hummingbirds. Maybe I’ll start trying to get hummingbird takeoff shots again. It’s been a while.
A Cheery Yellow Warbler
A Fruit-eating Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warblers are known to eat insects and spiders almost exclusively. This one didn’t get the message.
A Possible Yellow Warbler Strategy For Feeding On Aphids
It’s only a working theory but I believe it’s based on fairly strong circumstantial evidence.
A Completely Clueless Yellow Warbler
When it comes to being aware of their surroundings birds don’t miss much but this little fella was an exception. Color him clueless.
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Plus a tip of the hat to my unusually knowledgeable and helpful blog readers from one of my Facebook followers.
Newly Fledged Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Typically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.
Yellow Warbler Foraging And Singing Enthusiastically
Yellow Warbler Sunning and Preening
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Yellow Warbler And MacGillivray’s Warblers In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
I was particularly excited about the MacGillivray’s Warblers, a bird Cornell’s Birds of the World calls “a highly sought after trophy species by birdwatchers.”
A Sampling Of Birds In The Mountains Yesterday Morning
Yellow Warbler With Insect Prey
Yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains I triumphed over strong winds, impending dense clouds and an unnecessary road construction nightmare caused by UDOT and actually got a few (very few) keeper photos.
Yellow Warbler – A Snack And Then A Vertical Takeoff
Yesterday morning I spent some time in the mountains looking mostly for songbirds. The focus limiter on my lens and I had a couple of disagreements which I inevitably lost so I botched several of my most promising photo ops but I thought this encounter with a Yellow Warbler turned out to be a fun and interesting one.
A Hummingbird First For Me
Yesterday morning I learned something about hummingbirds. Maybe I’ll start trying to get hummingbird takeoff shots again. It’s been a while.
A Cheery Yellow Warbler
A Fruit-eating Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warblers are known to eat insects and spiders almost exclusively. This one didn’t get the message.
A Possible Yellow Warbler Strategy For Feeding On Aphids
It’s only a working theory but I believe it’s based on fairly strong circumstantial evidence.
A Completely Clueless Yellow Warbler
When it comes to being aware of their surroundings birds don’t miss much but this little fella was an exception. Color him clueless.
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Plus a tip of the hat to my unusually knowledgeable and helpful blog readers from one of my Facebook followers.
Newly Fledged Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Typically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.
