{"id":137248,"date":"2024-11-22T02:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=137248"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:03:12","slug":"fluffed-up-myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler-in-chilly-temps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/11\/22\/fluffed-up-myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler-in-chilly-temps\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluffed Up Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler In Chilly Temps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temps have dropped here in Arkansas, and it was chilly when I photographed this Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler yesterday morning as they perched above a feeder. It actually felt colder than it was to me because of the blowing wind.<\/p>\n

\"MyrtleMyrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler on a chilly fall morning \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/200, ISO 2500, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I only had this lovely Yellow-rumped Warbler in my viewfinder for a few seconds, but I made those moments count. Thankfully, I was able to take sharp images of her or him.<\/p>\n

At this time of year, when they are in their nonbreeding plumage, I have a harder time determining their gender. I know a lot about birds, but I don\u2019t claim to be an expert on all of them or their various plumage phases.<\/p>\n

This little beauty made my chilly morning better when I saw them through my viewfinder. I always enjoy seeing this species, no matter where I am or what time of year it is.<\/p>\n

The diet of Yellow-rumped Warblers varies from insects to berries depending on the season. This means they can switch to berries for food when insect activity drops off with colder temperatures, which is what recently happened here.<\/p>\n

There are still wild berries on trees, shrubs, and vines nearby, so hopefully, the Yellow-rumped Warblers<\/span><\/a> will continue to stick around. I hope so, I haven\u2019t gotten my fill of them quite yet.<\/p>\n

The recent colder temps have affected the insects here. I\u2019m no longer hearing crickets, nor have I seen a butterfly flutter past me in the last couple of days. I always miss the insects during winter, but I\u2019ll have winter birds to keep me busy and smiling.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Yellow-rumped Warbler photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Temps have dropped here in Arkansas, and it was chilly when I photographed this Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler yesterday morning as they perched above a feeder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,13951,487],"tags":[970,12590,1996,4620,13981,13931,4378,7842,4246,698,5422,15824,3888,3889,6492,13966,2430],"class_list":["post-137248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-sebastian-county","category-yellow-rumped-warblers","tag-autumn","tag-chilly","tag-driftwood","tag-fall","tag-feeder","tag-garden","tag-morning","tag-myrtle","tag-nonbreeding-plumage","tag-setophaga-coronata","tag-subspecies","tag-suburban","tag-warbler","tag-warblers","tag-wood-warblers","tag-yard","tag-yellow-rumped-warbler"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yellow-rumped-warbler-fall-driftwood-mia-mcpherson-9463.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-zHG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":160899,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/10\/20\/fall-myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler\/","url_meta":{"origin":137248,"position":0},"title":"Fall Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This photo of a Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken one year ago today in Arkansas. 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