blackburnian warbler

Tried to paint that quick glimpse you might get of a Blackburnian warbler as it travels through the trees. Jut a bit of light to capture its beauty.

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) Male, species sexually dimorphic. South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island. Small coastal woodland adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation montane forest (cloud forest) at about 2,000 m (6,560 ft) elevation. Foraging in small Melastome trees.

The other shot I managed of this guy. The sun was coming in from the right of this frame, and I could barely see the screen again. Of course he looked down just as I snapped this. I believe at that instant he nabbed a bug, then took off into the trees. Hope I get to see this one again!

Went for another walk, and just 100 meters or so from the bridge where I saw the black throated green warbler a few days ago, I had this little jewel flit out of the trees not far from me. This is on the roadside of an unpaved road that runs parallel to the river. It was only there for a couple...

I believe this is a female.

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) First winter female. Species sexually dimorphic. Reserva Las Gralaras, western-slope of the Andes. Low Andean cloud forest (mostly secondary) at 2,055 m (6,743 ft) elevation. Pichincha Province, Mindo, Ecuador.

I believe this is the female rather than an immature. But a pretty bird in any case.

This is a warbler that must nest in my area. I see them now and then, spring, summer and fall.

Here is another pose from this lovely bird.

Yesterday was a wonderful day for photographing Blackburnian Warblers. I have never had Blackburnians around eye-level before.

This is a male I suspect due to what looks like white wing panels rather than wing bars. It also seems to have the yellow coming down the sides more.

This was taken at home, but not in the gardens.

Hi folks, It's been a while. I just got back from trip to Midwest. Didn't really have much connectivity out there so this is first post for a couple of weeks. We spend 4 days at Magee Marsh in northern Ohio. It sits in a warbler spring flyway and also on shores of Lake Erie. Warblers heading for...

This one actually stood still for a few minutes. The bright sun was a bonus. Paul 2013 Adds to photo life list, http://paultavares.smugmug.com/Nature-Flora-Fauna/Birds/U13/27415086_K5B6Bb#!i=2501033873&k=rdK6mQf

This little guy surprised me right next to the shed.

Closeup of a Blackburnian Warbler

9-color reduction linocut. 6x8 inches; 9x11 full print. Edition of 12. Gamblin oil-based ink on Rives Heavyweight paper. Based on field sketches and photos of numerous Blackburnians seen at Magee Marsh in Ohio in May, 2011.

The New World Wood Warblers that breed in northeastern United States and Canada loose their breeding plumage in mid- to late-summer after breeding, acquiring what is called their fall plumage before migrating south for the winter. These birds are more difficult to identify to species when they...

Male - taking a break from foraging for insects after a rain catches the suns rays from amongst the leaves. Not an easy bird to capture because of its rapid movements amongst the branches, there were quite a few who seemed to be distracted by the great quality of insects available.

I was at Pointe Pele, stuck between a mass of Birdwatchers and a big tree. Several warblers including this one were friendly enough to come in "my" tree, a meter from me. It's in such circumstances that my small Bridge camera is perfect. See more photos with my Bridge here...

Thanks to JanJ, this has been identified as a young (first fall - formative) male or adult fall male Blackburnian Warbler. He was stunned from hitting a glass window on my office building, and a co-worker brought him to me for identification and to determine if he would be alright. As soon as...