Scarlet Tanager Female
Female Scarlet Tanager
The picture of this beautiful Female Scarlet Tanager was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery during Spring Migration at the Crescent Waters.
Female Scarlet Tanager
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Common Yellowthroat Warbler
Common Yellowthroat Female Warbler
Common Yellowthroat Female Warbler
The picture of this adult female Common Yellowthroat Warbler was taken at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Dover, Delaware.
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black-and-white Warblers act more like nuthatches than warblers, foraging for hidden insects in the bark of trees by creeping up, down, and around branches and trunks. The photograph of this pretty Black and White Warbler was taken at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx in the Twin Lake area.
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler with Insect
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler eating an insect at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Pine Warbler is one of the first Warblers to arrive during spring migration. Males sing in even, rich trills from the tops of pines.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler on Ground
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler foraging on the ground photographed at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York during spring migration. Yellow-rumped Warblers are perhaps the most versatile foragers of all warblers.
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler Spring Migration
This pretty Palm Warbler was photographed at the Twin Lakes in the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York during spring migration. This Palm Warbler was photographed in the early morning with the Canon5D Mark III and the Canon 1000-400 lens.
To hear the song of the Palm Warbler – use the below arrow.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Tree
This Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was photographed in the Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn New York where there were dozens of them flitting around as soon as the temperature warmed up enough for the insects to fly.
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher Eating Berries
This Brown Thrasher eating berries on top of a tree was photographed at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge using my Canon5D MarkIII camera with the Canon 100-400mm lens on a beautiful spring day at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
House Finch on Branch
House Finch on Branch
This pretty House Finch on a branch was photographed at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens New York near the visitors Center. I used the Canon 5D Mark III with the 100-400mm lens to take this picture.
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
The picture of this male Red-winged Blackbird was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. I used the Canon EOS 5D Mark III with the Canon 100-400mm lens to photograph this beauty on a really pretty sunny day in early spring.
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
There were lots of Eastern Phoebes at Green-wood Cemetery this past Sunday. In 1804, the Eastern Phoebe became the first banded bird in North America. John James Audubon attached silvered thread to an Eastern Phoebe’s leg to track its return in successive years.
Tree Swallows Chatting
Tree Swallows on Box
Tree Swallows on Nest Box
It is wonderful to have the Tree Swallows back inhabiting the air space and nest boxes at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And as you can see, they are being their same chatty selves. Tree Swallows winter farther north than any other American swallows and return to their nesting grounds long before other swallows come back.
To hear the song of the Tree Swallow click on the arrow below
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
John James Audubon named Carolina Chickadee bird while he was in South Carolina.
American White Ibis
American White Ibis
American White Ibis
The American White Ibis breeds along the Atlantic coast, from the Carolinas south to Florida. The American White Ibis is found in a variety of habitats, although shallow coastal marshes, wetlands and mangrove swamps are preferred. This photograph was taken at the Audubon Swamp in Charleston, South Carolina.
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican Non Breeding
Brown Pelican Non Breeding
During a bill throw, the Brown Pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretches its throat pouch. This is a form of preening. This picture was photographed on a coastal marsh in Sunbury, Georgia.