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It has been one of those days that started early and just kept on going. By the time I got out for a photowalk, the afternoon light was waning, but the birds were still active. I headed for the bluebird nesting boxes first; both mom and pop bluebirds were there, and perched nearby was a tree swallow, so I added his picture to my collection for the day.
Walking on, I headed past the bog, where I spotted flashes of bright yellow. Click, click, click! I captured several colorful birds, but at first I wasn’t quite sure what they were.
…until this handsome dude showed up on the scene…
…and I exclaimed, “Oh! Orioles! Both the male and female.”
Then they discovered each other, and I quickly captured the surprising interaction with my camera!
Gotta love witnessing that interaction, but the walk wasn’t over yet. On the way back to my car, I saw a downy woodpecker…
…a singing cardinal,
…and a very shy mystery warbler who was hiding in the underbrush.
And that was the end of the evening and the very productive walk in the park. If you liked it as much as I did, feel free to comment. I would love to know if you had a favorite picture.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Skip aka Carolyn
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It looked like a wonderful walk with plenty of bird friends to accompany you! Your “mystery warbler” could possibly be a black and white warbler, if it didn’t have any yellow on it. If there are areas of yellow on the breast, wings or butt, it is a yellow-rumped. We have been going out to see a lot of the migrating warblers and saw lots of yellow-rumped, and yellow warblers! I just ordered a field guide that is exclusively warblers because we had so much trouble identifying them last weekend! I did a post on our excursions from last weekend. 🙂
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The young orioles are my favorite! Great series of shots again!! You go girl!!
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Thanks, Camille. My daily photowalks followed by processing and posting pictures takes up the biggest block of my time each day. It’s those darn birds! How can I not give them top priority? They are so beautiful and the warblers are extra active because it is spring migration. They are just irresistible!
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Nice series, Skip! I like them all, but the orioles are my favorite! 🙂
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I love them too. We have a pair visiting the oriole feeder in our back yard. It is a thrill to see them. Thanks for your response.
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