Came across a flush of these little birds in the dunes this morning. I could only track them when they flew around as they blended so well with the grasses and wildflowers.
Nikon D7000 500mm, ISO 500, 1/1000, f/8 manual exposure
Theme - Common Yellowthroat in the dunes
Came across a flush of these little birds in the dunes this morning. I could only track them when they flew around as they blended so well with the grasses and wildflowers.
Nikon D7000 500mm, ISO 500, 1/1000, f/8 manual exposure
Hi Cathy, great shot for the theme! This little one blends in perfectly with the environment. What an amazing match of the colors of the bird and the foliage. Thanks for posting!
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Nice capture of one these elusive sprites however, the bird in the picture is a female/immature American Redstart.
Thank you for the ID Rick
I had a hard time identifying this bird. Seems to be a lot of similar looking immatures/females in this family. I'm posting a picture of a male taken the same day and location--this, according to my field guide, looks like the male Common Yellowthroat. Please let me know if I'm mistaken. Also, the guide says the Redstarts are usually found in deciduous forests, but these were on the beach in marsh grass. Here's the male.
The male is indeed a Common Yellowthroat.
During migration many birds are often found "out" of habitat that they breed in.
In your first picture notice the whitish throat with yellow on the sides of the breast. Also the yellow in the wing and on the tail are characteristics found in Redstarts but not in Yellowthroats.
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