A Prothonotary Warbler with a freshly caught insect in it’s beak on the Ocklawaha River in Central Florida.
Once called the Golden Swamp Warbler, the Prothonotary Warbler is the only eastern warbler that nests in tree hollows. Breeds mainly in the southeastern states north to Minnesota, Michigan, and New York. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include wooded swamps, flooded bottomland forests, and streams with dead trees.
A group of warblers has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet”, “confusion”, “fall”, and “wrench” of warblers.
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I would give anything to see this!!!!!!
This was the first time I had ever seen this little bird :) He was a very patient subject and tolerated my presence for quite a while before flitting off.
– Rebecca Cruz
beautiful bird, nice composition
Thank you, John!
– Rebecca Cruz
Great capture Rebecca
great image of this bird
Thanks, Kathy! Glad you enjoyed it!
– Rebecca Cruz
Wow, spectacular capture. It’s natural selective coloring at it’s finest. He really stands out on that branch against the dark waters behind him. Well done :)
Great capture – the lines of the branches and the colour of the bird really stand out against the background
wonderful capture, superb image
Fine composition! If a group of warblers is a wrench, then one warbler is a wren? (Hah!)