Things I've Seen Lately

FOY Yellow-rumped Warbler (Butterbutt). I called him in closer, but he wasn't very cooperative. Oh well, FOY's are for documentation. Hopefully the "good" shots are to come later!



Brown creeper. Cute lil guy, but always in the shadows!



FOY Hermit Thrush. He was with 3 others, but they were camera shy.



FOY Eastern Towhee. He called quite a bit before we saw him. He was right in front of our eyes. I hate that. All this time I could have gotten a possibly better angle. He flew off just after this shot.



Eastern Bluebird Female- The male wasn't so cooperative. They are now in a battle with the Tree Swallows for nest box rights. The swallows always win. They have the numbers to chase them out. I hate that though, they dominate all of the boxes!



Ring-necked Pheasant- First flight shot...Ever!



Blue-winged Teals-Last week at a nice pond, as most of you know, Teals are very flighty!



FOY Eastern Phoebe- I got this one while in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, shooting the wood ducks.

Warbler Weekend! Woo-Hoo!

It was the weekend I have been waiting for...

This posts photos were all taken in one spot. It was an amazing weekend with the birds coming to me for once. I stayed for hours each day, giving way for new-to-me species every day!

Great-crested Flycatcher-First ever!










Yellow-rumped Warbler-There had to be hundreds...







Hooded Warbler-First ever!









Palm Warbler- Notice the pavement. There were a flock of Palms and Yellow-rumps all over the road at my secret location.









Yellow-throated Warbler-First ever!







Louisiana Waterthrush-First ever!







Female Yellow-rumped Warbler








Black and White Warbler








Gray Catbird-FOY







Snapping Turtle-Just plain cool!


Another warbler I did not include in this post is the Prothonotary Warbler which was a complete thrill! I have so many photos that I am proud of, that I am saving it for tomorrow's post.

Birds I saw, but did not photo: Balt. Oriole, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Bunting, Kinglet.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

I took tons of photos of alot of migrants yesterday, but the one I want to feature today is this fuzzy little Yellow-rumped Warbler. He was the bonus bird of the day, because I was practically opening my car door when I caught a glimpse of this fella.



From a distance, it looked as if he was singing away.



But, upon closer inspection, I could not hear a peep, although his actions seemed strange.



I wondered if he was choking on something, because you could see his throat doing a gagging motion.



I stayed until he quit, but I still don't know what that was all about. And...I certainly couldn't perform the Heimlich on a bird, even if it let me. I hope he is o.k.



So many photos, so little time, stay tuned...Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, Red Headed Woodpecker, Wood Ducks, Wood Thrush, mystery bird, Mute Swan, Bluebird, Towhee, Palm Warbler, Raccoon, White-throated Sparrow, Pine Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Great Egret & Double-crested Cormorant still to come!