This morning, 5/7/18, I chose to photograph warblers along the creek, at Whitnall Park. It started off very slow, and didn’t really start to get active until about 9am. A few hours later, I was told there was a Prothonotary Warbler at “warbler” bridge. I walked half way around the lake and when I got there, I found it immediately. About 30 minutes later, I had a quick look at a warbler, which I was certain was a female Cerulean Warbler, but it was so fast, and lighting was terrible, it cast some doubt. About 20 minutes later she popped out, right into the same tree, next to the bridge. Sure enough, it was a Cerulean Warbler! Throughout the rest of the afternoon, both the Prothonotary and Cerulean provided good, extended looks. Even after the slow start, I ended up with 16 warbler species and 79 total for the day. Here are some images of the two warblers, along with links to their own pages.
Cerulean Warbler – http://www.jmeyerphotography.net/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-2/cerulean-warbler/
Prothonotary Warbler – http://www.jmeyerphotography.net/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-2/prothonotary-warbler/
So beautiful Jeremy—thank you!
Jeremy – you do great work, especially with the smaller birds that are oftentimes hard to pick up because of bad lighting and their quick movements. Thanks so much for sharing!