Georgia mountains. The plumage is nearly identical to the spring breeding male but the beak is lighter in color in the fall and often there is some white tipped black feathers in a few places.
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This guy was actively vying with a colleague for the same territory. I usually pass on most warbler species when I encounter that but with this species in contrast to others it seems the hypervigilance makes it much easier to perch the bird on a chosen perch. Perhaps this means there are differences in how various warbler species engage in fighting during territorial disputes. This certainly seems to be the case based on my observations. In the lower peninsula areas that I visit I've never seen another birder or photographer. It is my opinion that those types of areas are much preferred for warbler photography when calls are used.
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A more distant shot than I typically post but I like the fall bokeh here as well as the isolation. Sometimes when a crop is too tight one can lose perspective on how tiny warblers really are. It seems in this age of hurried phone photo views tighter crops are favored by many. For me fall warblers has always been about trying to capture various plumages one doesn't see in Spring but more and more it is an endeavor to try to create a composition as well. That later undertaking can be taken to a whole new level in Spring. Spring migration begins in about 5 months here!!
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This fall bird is likely a first fall female since she has relatively little yellow in front of the wing and hardly any noticeable on the wing itself. Females of this species also have olive overtail coverts which can sometimes help separate some first fall males which may have yellow in front of the wing rather than orange. Those first fall males have black overtail coverts.
Georgia. 09//23/2020.
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