How it really looks out in the woods.

Never mind those nice photos you see in magazines or the illustrations in field guides.
This is the typical view you gt of a warbler as it flits around in a bush.
Usually the are at the tops of trees and even harder to see.
Having a water feature in your yard will bring them down and hopefully you can get a better look.
This is a fall plumage yellow rumped warbler.


A yellow rumped warbler caught in the open.


Whonder why they call it a yellow rumped warbler?







Location: 17355 Lakeshore Rd, Erieau, ON N0P 1N0, Canada

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Unknown said…
very beautiful birds. i like nature. carry on.
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