The picture of this lovely male Canada Warbler was photographed at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Canada Warbler is a colorful, active warbler of northern forests, the Canada Warbler spends little time on its breeding grounds. It is one of the last warblers to arrive north in the spring.
The picture of this beautiful Female Scarlet Tanager was taken at The Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York during Spring Migration at the Crescent Waters.
The picture of this intense looking Adult Male Purple Martin was taken at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Dover, Delaware. It was taken with the Canon5D Mark III with the Canon 300mm II plus 2X lens.
The picture of this pretty Black and White Warbler was photographed at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York in the Twin Lakes area. This Black and Warbler was capture with my Canon 5D Mark III with the 100-400mm lens.
This Brown Thrasher eating berries on top of a tree was photographed at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge using my Canon5D MarkIII camera with the Canon 100-400mm lens on a beautiful spring day at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
This pretty House Finch on a branch was photographed at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens New York near the visitors Center. I used the Canon 5D Mark III with the 100-400mm lens to take this picture.
Male Red-winged Blackbirds fiercely defend their territories during the breeding season, spending more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense. He chases other males out of the territory and attacks nest predators, sometimes going after much larger animals, including horses and people.
There were lots of Eastern Phoebes at Green-wood Cemetery this past Sunday. In 1804, the Eastern Phoebe became the first banded bird in North America. John James Audubon attached silvered thread to an Eastern Phoebe’s leg to track its return in successive years.
It is wonderful to have the Tree Swallows back inhabiting the air space and nest boxes at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And as you can see, they are being their same chatty selves. Tree Swallows winter farther north than any other American swallows and return to their nesting grounds long before other swallows come back.
The picture of this Golden-crowned Kinglet was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Green-wood Cemetery is one of my favorite places to photograph birds. Needless to say it is very quiet and peaceful. I am always surprised at what birds show up. I like to explore around Sylvan Waters which is where I found this very hundgry Golden-crowned Kinglet today.