{"id":60881,"date":"2019-10-18T06:15:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=60881"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:58:43","slug":"myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler-at-farmington-bay-wma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/10\/18\/myrtle-yellow-rumped-warbler-at-farmington-bay-wma\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler At Farmington Bay WMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PerchedPerched Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

On the 11th of October<\/span><\/a> I wrote that it wasn’t often that I see Myrtle and Audubon\u2019s Yellow-rumped Warblers perched in the same tree and on that post I shared a photo of a Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler and mentioned that I wasn’t happy with the quality of that photo. After I wrote that post I headed back to Farmington Bay<\/span><\/a> and that morning I did take some photos of a Myrtle that I was happy with.<\/p>\n

\"MyrtleMyrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler in a Chinese Sumac tree \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I like the setting the Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler was in, the light and how even though there were plenty of leaves in the frame the warbler stood out well.<\/p>\n

I believe the tree it was perched in is a Chinese Sumac (Ailanthus altissima<\/em>) which were probably brought to Utah by Chinese workers when the first railroads were being built here. The roots, leaves and bark were used in traditional Chinese medicine.<\/p>\n

\"MyrtleMyrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler in morning light \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This may be a female or an immature male Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler, I am not sure. I’m leaning towards immature male because although I see some brown tones on the back of this bird I also see grays and blacks. Adult females are brownish above whereas males are more gray.<\/p>\n

\"MyrtleMyrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler in northern Utah \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever the gender, I was delighted that the Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler perched in the tree long enough for me to take a nice series of images of it. It is a beautiful warbler and I am glad that I had it in my viewfinder!<\/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

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Whatever the gender, I was delighted that the Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler perched in the tree long enough for me to take a nice series of images of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1022,697,26,487],"tags":[4004,7858,7856,7842,7855,4104,698,7859,7857,3888,3889,2430],"class_list":["post-60881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-utah","category-yellow-rumped-warblers","tag-adult","tag-ailanthus-altissima","tag-chinese-sumac","tag-myrtle","tag-myrtle-warbler","tag-perched","tag-setophaga-coronata","tag-stinking-sumac","tag-tree-of-heaven","tag-warbler","tag-warblers","tag-yellow-rumped-warbler"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t