More Spring Warblers
Can you stand some more warblers? I hope so!
These are from the past two weeks in my backyard. 😊
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
(this warbler species usually stays and nests in the marsh behind our property)
Yellow Warbler
Pine Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
I’m sure you noticed most of the warblers are in a specific tree species. I figured out last Spring that if I watched these four trees around 8:45-9:30 a.m. on our forecasted migration push the previous night, the warblers would come. The tree tops become lit with sunlight at that time, so insects are easier to see and be gobbled quickly as the warblers flit and flutter through them. And then like the snap of the fingers, the warblers move on. This year was the exact scenario.
I know I asked before but cannot remember the answer, who can tell me the tree species? (Eliza?) I’ll make a note this time and promise not forget!
I might get lucky in the next week or so with a few more warblers, but they have mostly pretty much flown through my coop! 😉
And finally, a bit of humor to round out my warbler Spring season.
😁
Bay Photos by Donna 
Beautiful series Donna
Thank you, Ashley!
Another beautiful set, Donna.
Thank you, Michael!
You’re most welcome, Donna.
I have to admit, the light in the foliage becomes so noticeable that the birds almost have to submit and become extras for a while. At the same time, the yellow-green tones are reflected in the plumage. Magical!
Thank you, Hans, I truly agree! The lighting is just soft enough to not blow out the foliage yet bright enough to share the bird. I love your comment “Magical”, it is just that!
Beautiful and fun post. 😊
Thank you! 😊
Fabulous sharing! I love the DoF in almost all pics, Donna!
Thank you, Indira!
Beautiful and much respect for you to identify them. Love the jokes.
Thank you! I’ve studied their IDs but being out in the field and seeing them in action taught me to really learn. 🙂
These birds are stunning !!!! I don’t get a collection like this in a year (or two).
Thank you, Ted! I gotta give lots of their stunningness to their actual beauty and all the practice they give me for 3-4 weeks twice a year. Here’s why I can’t limit my max like Ellen! 😜 So many shots go bye-bye to the bin! And then the warblers will give me a split-second chance, I just don’t know when the split second will be and don’t want to miss it! 😂🤣 🤣
Well I hope you don’t shoot ‘precapture’ on mirrorless. I can get 120 a second 😳. They don’t make memory cards big enough lol
Holy moly! No I don’t, I wouldn’t be able to get anything else ever done, trying to wade through that many photos. I have gotten so much better in finding the 1-5 best shots and delete the rest pretty quickly. I imagine you have a quick system of elimination too.
I just muddle through them….find a few I like, try to remember what happened at the time, and post. I dig through folders and find things I forgot about months later. 😂🤣🤣
Gorgeous Donna, as always
Thank you, Sheree!
Of all these wonderful photos, the Magnolia Warbler is my favourite 😊
Thank you, I truly love that Magnolia shot showing the bug in its mouth! 😉
That American Redstart knows how to put on a show. What a gorgeous bird! Beautiful gallery from start to finish.
Thank you, Egidio! These warblers blast through migration with color and charm, and their songs are just as sweet!
I wish i had warblers in my yard. You are lucky 😀 Nice sightings!
I do feel lucky lucky, Al! Nice to see you again, thanks for stopping by, hope fishing’s treating you well!
Wow! You had such a wonderful variety showing up in your trees. I don’t know the name of the tree and I was told last Spring when I went to Ohio to see all these same Warblers. The comic is funny. I don’t have a favorite they are all beautiful.
Thank you, I am a lucky gal! What’s even sweeter is hearing their sweet song as they flit about, with me chasing them!
I can picture that!😍
As usual, this is another wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing them with us. I believe the tree is an Eastern Black Walnut.
Thank you, Bruce! I was googling this morning myself and uploaded one of the bird photos and it ID’d it as a Honey Locust. I think I remember Eliza telling me that name now. Thank you for trying to help me ID, I really appreciate it!!
I don’t have favorites, I like them all. 💞
Thank you! 🥰
So many Warblers, so little time to enjoy them! I’m sure you are sorry to see this mass migration coming to a halt. All these warblers are all cute, perky, pretty and lucky you to have them in your backyard. The cartoon is cute as well. 🙂
Thank you, Linda! It seems the past three weeks just flew by! 😉
For you the ultimate birder, I am sure it flew by!
To be able to catch all of these with your lens must be a thrill, Donna! What fun!
When I start going through my photos, you should see me, lol…..trash, trash, trash, trash….and then bingo on a shot! 😁 I get such a great thrill of happiness! 😊
That is an incredible collection!
Thank you!
No such thing as too many Warblers.
Gwen.
So happy you agree with me, Gwen! 😊
Beautiful captures, Donna! 😍 Every morning in May yields new calls and it is wonderful to hear them. The tree is HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia triacanthos) 👍🏼
Thank you, Eliza! May is indeed an awesome month for so many songs and calls, I love hearing it all too. Makes gardening and yard work so much more pleasant. 😉 Thanks for ID confirmation, I won’t forget this time! And I’m sorry for such a late reply; since May 21st, I’ve not been able to access my WP admin until yesterday, finally!
Planning is good. And looking forward to so many types of warblers is exciting.
Ahhhhh, the month of May, we cannot help but get excited for migration. 😊 Thanks, Jerry! And I’m sorry for such a late reply; since May 21st, I’ve not been able to access my WP admin until yesterday, finally!
Loved the warbler character chart, very clever. Blackburnians are just plain gorgeous. Currently in Oregon and catching some Warbler lifers here, such a great time to bird!
A wonderful collection, Donna. And to have the warblers come to you, even better. I’m in a much more urban environment that requires traveling to spots where I hope to see them. 🙂
Love the way the light is filtering through the leaves on many of these! Fabulous captures!
So beautiful ❤️