Last week I shared some warblers in their breeding grounds in Newfoundland & Nova Scotia. Today I have a few more photographs of small songbirds that also breed up in the same areas.
It took a moment to realize that this first bird was a Ruby-crowned Warbler. The eye-ring is a prominent field mark, but the rest of the feathers looked so unkempt compared to when we see them during migration in Chicagoland. Forgive the inappropriateness of this, but when I saw him, he looked like a guy who found a mate and then let himself go – no need to be neat and tidy anymore!
On the other side of the coin, this Golden-crowned Kinglet was easy to ID. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one exhibit as much “Golden-crown” before! Not seen in these pics, but there was a shock of bright red at the back of the crown.
Although Common Yellowthroats breed in Chicagoland (and a much wider area) it was great seeing one in Nova Scotia. This species is my “bird photography spark bird”.
Okay, not a songbird but this Ruby-throated Hummingbird really exhibited its namesake gorget. I don’t see them that bright most of the time.
A couple more bird photographs from Newfoundland & Nova Scotia will wrap things up in a week.
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