Cornell’s All About Birds website describes the Common Yellowthroat as a bird “far more frequently heard than seen”… which is why I was so delighted to catch a few shots of one in a scrubby area at Camp Timbercrest. This one turned out the best:
I was at camp to pick up my daughter for dinner as she had her night out. While I waited for her, I skulked in the scrubby area beneath the powerline which was full of birds, mostly hidden in the deep foliage. I made a pishing sound which seemed to make a few brave individuals curious. The Yellowthroat danced from branch to branch looking in my direction. “I just want pictures,” I reassured him.
A daring Gray Catbird kept peeking out, but never came fully out onto a branch.
I could have stayed much longer “shooting” birds. But my battery went dead, and my daughter arrived… Can’t wait to go back for more. (It’s addictive.)
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I’m envious. Nice shot of the Yellowthroat. Warblers are so difficult, being more often heard than seen, and seldom sitting still when they are seen.
Dave
I shoot birds all the time too. I haven’t come up with a better word other than “shoot”. Still, I can’t help think of the early naturalists who did shoot birds, and how now we have these great optical systems to shoot birds instead of guns.
Tom
Nice pictures – I know from experience how hard it is to get those common yellowthroats out in the open.
Cool! I know you excited to have taken these. So I’m glad they turned out so well.
Great shot of El Bandido! I know they’re very hard to get good shots of because they never sit still. So kudos to you.
Warblers are wonderful, as they are fun to see and fun to hear as well.
I find the Common Yellowthroat easy to find because of its song. I took a number of pictures of them today, singing on the tops of dead trees at noon. Alas, we haven’t seen the sun for days, which is why your picture is perfect and mine are dull. Looks like you have had rain too, but at least the sun shone through.
Awesome photos Jenn! I love seeing that common yellowthroat up close.
Very nice, I have been trying to get a close up look at a yellow throat for years! Right place, right time? Good for you, and keep up the wonderful posts.
bill; http://www.wildramblings.com
I found your excellent blog whilst surfing around on a damp Sunday – great photos.
Fabulous Yellowthroat photo! My experience with trying to photograph them lines up exactly with Cornell’s description