This photo of a Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken one year ago today in Arkansas. These warblers show up during the fall, and they delight my eyes.
Fall Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler in Arkansas – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/125, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light
When I lived in Utah, I most frequently saw the Audubon’s subspecies of Yellow-rumped Warblers, but I would also sometimes find the Myrtle subspecies. So far, since leaving Utah, I have only seen the Myrtle subspecies.
In the fall, adult Yellow-rumped Warblers are in their nonbreeding plumage. I don’t mind that at all; I enjoy their more subtle autumn plumage. They don’t breed here in Arkansas or Oklahoma.
I’ve been seeing and hearing Yellow-rumped Warblers for a couple of weeks, but so far this year, I haven’t gotten images of them that meet my standards. It would be wonderful to get a few photos of this wood-warbler species again soon.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are among the most adaptable foragers of all warblers. You’re just as likely to see one dart from a tree to catch a flying insect as you are to watch it switch to eating berries in the fall. They’ll also come into feeders to feed on suet, sunflower seeds, raisins, peanut butter, and more.
Yellow-rumped Warblers have also been observed foraging in some unusual spots, picking insects off washed-up seaweed along the shore, snatching insects from the surface of rivers or oceans, plucking them from spiderwebs, and even grabbing them from piles of pooh.
I adore watching them snag insects from the air.
It is cooler this morning than it has been since spring. Maybe I’ll be able to see, hear, and photograph a Yellow-rumped Warbler today. We’ll see!
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Yellow-rumped Warbler photos plus facts and information about this species.
Mia, what a cute little bird.
Being a big fan of your photos I’m always interested in watching them and also seeing the settings you use. So I think there´s a
typo in the ISO number. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but having a gear similar to yours, I’m always curious to see how you use it.
Excellent image and composition that you brought us today. A very cute little bird.
Jorge, thanks for picking up on my ISO typo! I didn’t notice it when I published this morning. It was ISO 1600 not 81600! I’ve made the correction.
Beautiful shot! Extraordinary detail and I love the overall composition of the pic. Thanks Mia.
Thank you Pepe!