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Yellow-rumped (Myrtle)
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Yellow-rumped (Myrtle)

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 2013122 views10 comments
I've copied this from the Cornell Lab website for clarity on this sub-species of Yellow-rumped Warbler.

REGIONAL DIFFERENCES - (The Yellow-rumped Warbler has two distinct subspecies that used to be considered separate species: the "Myrtle" Warbler of the eastern U.S. and Canada's boreal forest, and "Audubon’s" Warbler of the mountainous West. The Audubon’s has a yellow throat; in the Myrtle subspecies the throat is white. Male "Audubon's" Warblers have more white in the wing than the "Myrtle" Warbler. Female Audubon's have less distinctly marked faces, lacking the dark ear patches of the "Myrtle" Warbler. Intermediate forms occur where the two subspecies' breeding ranges overlap, such as in the Canadian Rockies.)

F/8, 1/400th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x around 8:00am

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 1, 2013 at 9:28 AM
Nice action on this little bird Howard. Do you have them year round or just on the migration? :toast:
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 1, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Nice light on this Yellow-rumped Warbler, and a pleasing setting. I always enjoy watching warblers take a bath.

For those interested in comparing the two forms of this species I recently posted the western form also getting a bath here in Phoenix.
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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on May 1, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Pretty light! Nice shot of a beautiful bird in it's environment!
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 1, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Thanx for your comment, and the great link showing that western form Rich :wavey:
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 1, 2013 at 3:38 PM
Good one, Howard! Spot on focus and nice action.
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 1, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Very nice image of this cute little bird! Great capture of the action.
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 1, 2013 at 10:19 PM
I want this instead of a rubber ducky! So cute! Thanks also to Richard for posting the western version. Nice capture Howard! Sharon
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Love the colors and the light Howard, great capture.

Ray
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 2, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Interesting to see the subtle difference between the birds, thanks for posting.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 2, 2013 at 7:47 PM
Great bath shot, Howard. Looks like it's enjoying itself.

:toast:
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