2 thoughts on “Common Yellowthroat Warbler Male”

1. Nanette Schieron June 9, 2020 at 5:37 pm

   Hi Laura,
   I just love this photo of the Common Yellowthroat! It’s the best picture that I have seen so far. It so depicts what I think his personality might be.
   I wanted to share a poem I wrote about him recently. I used your photo to educate my poetry group about warblers. I’m going to steer them to your website next.

   Warbler Season

   Just behind the waterfall

   I see him —

   A tiny jewel, brilliant yellow,

   Glittering like a rare Canary diamond,

   Splashing in the small stream,

   Bathing away the dust

   Of his more than thousand mile journey.

   I dare not move —

   Warblers are difficult to spot,

   Migrating through New England in May —

   Chatting and flitting

   In the highest branches

   Of our maples and oaks,

   Searching out lime-green caterpillars,

   Foraging for shiny beetles and spiders

   In last summer’s leaves

   Under the dense flower-laden azaleas.

   He is called, Common Yellowthroat,

   Though common he is not —

   A black bandit mask he wears

   But steal, he does not —

   He delights in the cool water —

   l delight in his presence,

   For tonight he may fly northward

   Navigating by moon and stars

   With others of his kind,

   And sadly, I will not see him again.

   He is called Common Yellowthroat,

   But common he is not —

   A black bandit mask he wears,

   But steal, he does not —

   Well, except for today —

   When he stole my heart.

   NSchieron

   6/4/20

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   1. Laura Meyers Post authorJune 13, 2020 at 12:32 am

      Thanks for your comment. Your poem is amazing. Thank you for sharing it!

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