Having some good storms blow through with wind and rain, with a sunny day today, its rewards are popping up in the form of birds. I got out into Prospect to enjoy the hordes of phoebes, newly arrived hermit thrushes, bushels and bushels of kinglets, and a nice warbler.
While it's still chilly, there seem to be enough insects out to keep the birds happy and foraging. Enjoy the sights...
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| Phoebes hunting insects in the morning light. Flying from a perch to snag them, then return to their perch and repeat. |
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| Robins were most common, foraging in the soil for insects and worms. |
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| Phoebes, were clearly, equally abundant. |
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| A red-tail hawk flew low, chasing after something. Landed at about eye level off of the Lullwater. |
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| The same red-tail hawk confronted by its prey... |
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| Prize for the day, a yellow-throated warbler spotted by Marc who shared its location via a tweet. I love using twitter for birding. |
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| Normally high up in trees, this one was foraging in the ivy- which saved our necks and gave us close, good looks at this bird. |
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| Normally a warbler of the South East, this guy over shot his target. Maybe the wind the last few days threw him off path. |
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| Sadly, the best shot I got. He proved to actually come too close and I couldn't focus my long lens on him for many photo opportunities. |
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| A brown creeper, creeping up a limb. |
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| This will be what most of my pictures look like, come next month. Pine warbler. |
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| Pine warbler. |
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| A handsome brown-headed cowbird. |
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