Warbler Portraits
After RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser watched Robin Moore and Clay Bolt utilize this portrait photography technique he thought he’d give it a try with some of our birds in the Northeast U.S. Here we have the first results of his series with a Common Yellowthroat and Yellow Warbler.
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Here’s a more proper photo of a male Yellow Warbler perched in a willow shrub, befitting its status as undeniably common but unbelievably beautiful…
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The boys have been staying away from me so far this spring, but at least I got a decent photo of and look at this male Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). Go out and find some birds this weekend! Even if you hear more than you see at least you will be outside enjoying spring wildlife, and you might come across a song you have never heard before. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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This female Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) was a pleasant sight as she and a male were my first of year for the species today. She hopped out after I surprised her, surprising me right back, as I had my eyes locked on the gentleman feeding and singing a little further away. Kindly she let me snap a couple shots before going back down in the vegetation and foraging along a stream. Have your Yellow Warblers returned? I am hoping to find a pair that nest near me this year, and hoping even more that they can avoid the frequent plight of parasitism from Brown-headed Cowbirds. Scott...
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This male Yellow Warbler was more engrossed in feeding and foraging than singing and calling on a recent cloudy May day, with many, many others of the species migrating through the area. Will this guy be a resident or is he a migrant, too? I’m leaning towards the latter with how little he spoke. Even when the weather is drab, gray and dreary these little beacons of light shine out among the growing leaves. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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