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Prothonotary?
Doc Duck

Prothonotary? (Protonotaria citrea)

On my second walk in City Park, I'm pretty sure I heard Prothonotary Warbler in the canopy above me, but the bird I finally saw and got a photo of may have been a Yellow Warbler (which I was unlikely to hear at that distance, as they're much quieter than the Prothonotaries). Oh well. Yesterday I finally got a shot of what I'm pretty sure actually is a Prothonotary, sitting remarkably patiently and quietly among the twigs high above me. It took quite a few shots to get one that was somewhat sharp.
Habitat
park
Location
Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA, Louisiana
Date taken
08 Sep 2019
Scientific name
Protonotaria citrea
Equipment used
Nikon 7500, Nikkor 80-400
Supporter
Wonderful capture of this beautiful Prothonotary Warbler. Great bit of focusing here
Doc! TFS
 
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You'd know better than me Ann (I've never been to the US) but from the National Geographic guide this certainly looks much more like Prothonotary than Yellow Warbler, because of the dark slate-blue wings. A very nice shot, your patience paid off handsomely.
 
it sure looks the right bright yellow to me, Ann!! superb photo of this exquisite warbler, top focusing job, many tfs!!!!
 
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You did so well Ann.... and yes I think it's probably the... well the one that I stutter over LOL.

Cheers lassie.
 

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