Yellow warbler


May 8, 2020, Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Not a lot of warblers around and the few that are here are hard to find.
This yellow came to a feeder in the yard today.
Using an old jelly feeder to put out cut up grapes.
Evidently the sugar hit from grape jelly isn't good for orioles.
Don't know about warblers.
Setophaga petechia
Life can be dangerous for a small bird. Yellow Warblers have occasionally been found caught in the strands of an orb weaver spider’s web.
Source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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