{"id":98096,"date":"2021-05-10T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=98096"},"modified":"2021-05-10T08:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:11:21","slug":"my-first-of-year-yellow-warbler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/10\/my-first-of-year-yellow-warbler\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Of Year Yellow Warbler"},"content":{"rendered":"

The return of Yellow Warblers in the spring is almost like having the sun come back after its long winter absence.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800. Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A few of them have been around for a while now but this male is the first one I’ve seen up close in my viewfinder since last summer. Two days ago in the mountains he made a surprise appearance in a willow right in front of me.<\/p>\n

In the fall Yellow Warblers migrate very early so they’ve been gone for an unusually long time for a migratory songbird. In this shot he’s pretty tight in the frame but after such a long absence I enjoy all the cheery detail provided by such a close look.<\/p>\n

With his bill open and the good eye contact it almost makes me think he’s happy to see me too.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800. Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Around here I see them mostly in the mountains where spring appears significantly later than it does down\u00a0 here in the valleys. Many of the willows and other bushes and trees up there are just beginning to leaf out. Here he’s butted up pretty close to the vertical twig directly in front of him but this shot allows a good look at the developmental stage of the willow leaves and catkins.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800. Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

He posed one last time before flitting off to another tree.<\/p>\n

Not long after I took this photo the kingfisher I posted photos of yesterday appeared unexpectedly. For years kingfishers were a nemesis of mine but I was just as happy to see this Yellow Warbler up close as I was the kingfisher.<\/p>\n

That tells me how much I’ve missed these little hyperactive bundles of sunshine.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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The return of Yellow Warblers in the spring is almost like having the sun come back after its long winter absence.<\/p>\n

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