Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta, GA. 11/10/2017.
The black tones on the olive face, and the extensive bay, with some evidence of bay on the sides of the upper chest, likely indicate this bird is a fall adult male.
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Cape Breton National Park. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I located this singing jewel along the dirt road leading to the famous Skyline hiking trail. 7/3/2017.
Just back from a vacation that my wife and I took to the Canadian Maritime provinces of PEI, and Nova Scotia. I snuck in a couple early morning warbler photography outings. Since bird photography was not the trip focus I didn't take my Canon gear due to the weight and not wanting to lug it everywhere. I had my much smaller and lighter Sony 300 with a 2X Teleconverter, which led to some diminution in sharpness especially at higher ISOs. It also was slower focusing than my Canon gear with 600 prime. Thankfully I brought my tripod and Wimberley head which probably helped save the day.
I had two simple avian photography goals for the trip which included finding and photographing both this bird and a Blackpo11 warbler in breeding habitat. Finding this bird proved easier than I expected, and what I've learned with other warbler species applied well to my short time with this bird. I had to work much harder to get my Blackpo11, but once I found it, it also proved relatively easy to work with. My sole regret was not having my Canon gear including my 600.
Will be catching up on Flickr!
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Kennesaw Mountain. 10/14/2016.
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Magee Marsh Ohio. 5/12/2015.
Merry Christmas to all my flickr friends!
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Magee Marsh. May 12, 2015.
Another image from the lawn looking towards the trees. It seemed there were bay-breasted warblers everywhere on May 12. It did ring true to me that each day at Magee has it's own character and flavor of birds.
It is amazing to me that a tiny warbler like this is so amazingly hardy it can undertake such a lengthy migration twice yearly, over the Gulf of Mexico included, and yet it is so delicate that a few strands of a spider web can 'tie it up' for a time. It pulled free eventually and went on foraging. Ah, the wonders of creation, and it is the joy of the photographer to attempt to capture some small slices of it at times.
Another highlight of my time at Magee and Tawas Point was the opportunity to do photography of spring adult female plumages. I was able to add to a number of my eastern warbler sets, that were missing that plumage. Below in comments is an adult female bay-breasted warbler.
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