Feed Me … Now!
While camping in one of the Maroon Bells (Colorado) campgrounds this summer, I was pleased to frequently see an adult Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) with a fledgling always nearby. Several times, I was able to catch the adult feeding the young warbler with insects and wildflower/grass seeds. Here are a few of my favorite images. […]
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Golden Beauty
After Glacier NP, my next stop was a place I really love … I’ve been there several times and I’m never disappointed. The place … Lee Metcalf NWR, in southwest Montana. One of the subjects I was after there was the nesting Osprey, but I’ll save those images for another, upcoming post. Today, I’m featuring […]
Ahh, Lunch!
During a recent kayak outing, I ran upon this male Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). As he danced around a dead tree trunk at water’s edge, I soon saw why he was so active … lunch was being served! These little guys are little bundles of energy, always flitting around and never staying still! But […]
Potpourri
Today’s post features a couple more finds during my last kayak outing. A squirrel that crouched low and “hid” from me while I kayaked under a large limb of a dead tree in the water: And a Common Yellowthroat warbler (Geothlypis trichas) that was foraging among the many sticks of the beaver lodge: […]
Yellow Warblers
During my recent kayak outings, I have seen a few Yellow Warblers (Dendroica petechia), although not as many as I expected. Don’t know if their numbers are down, or if I’m just not seeing them. After all, they are quite small and tend to stay higher in the treetops than a lot of the warblers. […]
Wanted … Dead or Alive!
Insects, that is. Yesterday morning, I headed back out to photograph the Eastern bluebirds at the local prairie. Things there were very slow, however, so I decided to check out a nearby lake. This lake used to be one of my favorite kayak locations, but last year the Missouri Conservation Department decided to drain the […]
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