When my flash batteries ran out yesterday at the point in Central Park where most of the birds are in shade, I realized how essential the flash is in getting the picture most of the time. And how I should carry extra batteries with me all the time even though I have a battery pack.
The leaves are almost all back as you can see from the intense green background creating more challenges while trying to capture these little guys/gals.
This past Tuesday, May 3rd, was an amazing birding day in New York City. I spent most of the day in Central Park. There were many migrating birds. This gave me many photo ops – most of which were too difficult to get the shot.
But I got enough to please me like this beautiful Hooded Warbler. It does not get much better than this!
Finally this Eastern Towhee decided to fly up to an eyelevel branch so that I could get a really nice picture. I have been seeing snippets of Eastern Towhees as they forage on the ground for a few weeks.
This little guy stopped just long enough to pose for a pretty picture and then went back to flitting around catching tiny insects.
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet is in constant really quick motion and is very tiny. It is one of the smallest birds of North America. I take lots of pictures in order to produce a picture that is close to sharp.
This beauty was a very cooperative subject all decked out in his breeding outfit!
This Warbler species showed up at both the New York Botanical Gardens and Prospect Park this weekend. I was able to capture the Prothonotary Warbler at the New York Botanical Gardens at the larger of the Twin Lakes. The Prothonotary Warbler in Prospect Park was on the Peninsula. It is interesting to note that at both locations there was a Yellow Warbler present.