{"id":52151,"date":"2018-05-18T05:33:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T11:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=52151"},"modified":"2026-05-22T07:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:42:06","slug":"male-yellow-warblers-in-the-wasatch-mountains-sunshine-on-the-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/05\/18\/male-yellow-warblers-in-the-wasatch-mountains-sunshine-on-the-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Northern Yellow Warblers in the Wasatch Mountains – Sunshine On The Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Northern Yellow Warbler foraging – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Yesterday morning was spent up in the mountain canyons again photographing the birds I found at the higher elevations, the birds I saw the most of were Northern Yellow Warblers, birds who look like sunshine on the wing.<\/p>\n

I watched them glean insects from the trees and shrubs they visited. Photographing them is extremely challenging because these tiny dynamos don’t stay still for long.<\/p>\n

\"LilLil bit of sunshine – Perched Northern Yellow Warbler – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a bunch of photos to delete from the images I took yesterday because I wasn’t able to lock focus on the bird, the eyes were missing catch lights, or I had body parts that were clipped because these warblers move so much but I did manage to take a few images of them that I am happy with.<\/p>\n

I saw a few female Northern Yellow Warblers yesterday but they seemed to stay mostly hidden while the males popped out into the open now and then.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Northern Yellow Warbler perched on a tree – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It was delightful to have my Mom along because she helped me spot the warblers I photographed and because I love hearing the excitement in her words about our feathered friends, the animals we saw, and to hear what she thought about the scenery we were seeing.<\/p>\n

\"NorthernYellow Warbler male in the mountains – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the male Northern Yellow Warblers were mostly focused on foraging they also stopped and sang<\/span><\/a> quite often.<\/p>\n

A few facts about Northern Yellow Warblers:<\/p>\n