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\"ForagingForaging adult male Nashville Warbler \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

After the inland hurricane and drastic drop in temps last week I headed up to the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> on Saturday to see what birds I could find and was surprised by the numbers of Orange-crowned and Nashville Warblers that I saw.<\/p>\n

The storm had dropped some snow in the mountains but it wasn’t long-lasting and the warblers I saw were seemed absolutely intent on foraging for food. They were in pre-migration mode and that meant they were consuming as many calories as they could.<\/p>\n

I saw a low of 31\u00b0F on my Jeep’s thermometer that morning and for the first time since spring I actually had socks and hiking boots on instead of my hiking sandals.<\/p>\n

My toes were happy I didn’t let them get chilled but as soon as I got home I shucked those boots and socks off and put my sandals back on because it was much warmer in the valley.<\/p>\n

I parked next to a stand of willows to see what birds would come in and it wasn’t long before I was busy photographing Nashville Warblers foraging for aphids on the leaves of the trees.<\/p>\n

When this adult male came into view he ignored me and picked the aphids off the willow leaves.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult male Nashville Warbler on a willow branch \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was delighted with the setting, the background, pose and eye contact I had with the adult male Nashville Warbler and even though it was nearly 10:30 when I photographed him the light was still quite nice.<\/p>\n

I’m glad I’m never in a hurry when I am out photographing birds because if I had been I would have missed out on photographing this colorful and perky male warbler.<\/p>\n

\"Female\/immatureFemale\/immature Nashville Warbler high up in a willow \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

A bit after 10:30 I had another Nashville Warbler in my viewfinder. With this bird I wasn’t able to determine with absolute certainty whether it was an adult female or if it was a hatch year, immature bird due to my limited experience with this species at this time of the year so I have labeled it female\/immature.<\/p>\n

This Nashville Warbler spent a lot of time gleaning aphids off of the willow leaves.<\/p>\n

After this warbler flew off I photographed a few more birds and turned my Jeep towards home but before I left the mountains I found a Rock Squirrel and photographed it on a lichen encrusted boulder<\/span><\/a> and I felt that I just had to stop and get photos of it.<\/p>\n

My morning up in the mountains was quiet, relaxing, slow-paced, and refreshing despite all of the weekend traffic in the high country.<\/p>\n

Just a few weeks ago Nashville Warblers were a nemesis species for me and now I have several photos of them that I am happy with.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I parked next to a stand of willows to see what birds would come in and it wasn’t long before I was busy photographing Nashville Warblers foraging for aphids on the leaves of the 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