{"id":114009,"date":"2022-07-10T05:33:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T11:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=114009"},"modified":"2022-07-10T06:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T12:18:22","slug":"a-fledgling-yellow-warbler-and-its-overworked-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/10\/a-fledgling-yellow-warbler-and-its-overworked-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fledgling Yellow Warbler And Its Overworked Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Yellow Warblers, keeping their youngsters fat and sassy is a full-time job.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Three days ago in the mountains I had a devil of a time getting this recently fledged Yellow Warbler in my crosshairs because it spent most of its time frantically following its male parent through the bushes and begging for food. Finally, it took a short break and rested briefly in this fairly open spot for long enough for me to get focus locked and take quite a few shots.<\/p>\n

This frontal view provides a good look at the messy looking patches of gray natal down that remain on young Yellow Warblers at this age. Within a very short time the patchwork of gray down feathers will have been shed and the juvenile bird will be mostly yellow and look much more like its parents.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

As we see here, some of the crown feathers still haven’t emerged from their sheaths but the wing feathers have developed to the point that the youngster can fly at this tender age. Which it did with enthusiasm as it followed its parent around in the bushes, looking to be fed.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But for the moment the youngster was content to remain here and call out to its parent for food.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

And this is the poor overworked male parent taking a break of his own. I had a few brief glimpses of his presumed mate but for the time being it seemed to be the male that was providing all the food to the youngster I photographed and at least one other sibling.<\/p>\n

After fledging, juvenile Yellow Warblers stay with their parents for as long as three weeks so I hope to get more chances with this family in the coming days. If they stick around, which is far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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For Yellow Warblers, keeping their youngsters fat and sassy is a full-time job. (4 photos)<\/p>\n

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