Rose-breasted Grosbeak
During the breeding season Rose-breasted Grosbeaks eat a lot of insects, as well as wild fruit and seeds. Grosbeaks usually glean their food from dense foliage and branches.The picture of this male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was taken at the Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York near the Dell Water using the Canon 5D MarkIII with the Canon 300mm lens with a 2X extender.
Baltimore Oriole Male
The picture of this beautiful male Baltimore Oriole was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery in the Dell Water area. The camera I used to photograph this Baltimore Oriole was the Canon 5D MarkIII with the Canon 300mm lens with a 2x extender.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Male
This beautiful Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a feeder was photographed at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Dover, Delaware.
White-eyed Vireo
The picture of this beautiful White-eyed Vireo was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York during spring migration. The White-eyed Vireo is a small and secretive bird of shrubby areas of the eastern and southern United States, the White-eyed Vireo is more noticeable for its explosive song than its looks.
Canada Warbler Male
The picture of this lovely male Canada Warbler was photographed at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Canada Warbler is a colorful, active warbler of northern forests, the Canada Warbler spends little time on its breeding grounds. It is one of the last warblers to arrive north in the spring.
Scarlet Tanager Female
The picture of this beautiful Female Scarlet Tanager was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery during Spring Migration at the Crescent Waters.
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 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 with Insect
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 on Ground
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
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
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
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.
Tree Swallows on 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
American Black Duck on Snow
American Black Ducks look like female Mallards except with an olive-yellow bill. Look for American Black Ducks in both fresh and saltwater in eastern North America. This American Black Duck was photographed at Stuyvesant Cove which is a small park area on the East River in lower Manhattan.