Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens

This bird is only about 4" long and hard to photograph. Here it shows well why it is named "Black-throated Blue Warbler.' It is on the ground under a bush in my yard, eating the tiny berries the bush has dropped.


This bird is only about 4" long and hard to photograph. Here it shows well why it is named "Black-throated Blue Warbler.' It is on the ground under a bush in my yard, eating the tiny berries the bush has dropped.
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   Keith  From CA    Supporting Member
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Beautiful coloring.
10/Nov/09 4:37 AM
   Kathy  From Maryland/USA    Supporting Member
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Wonderful iridescent blue. Hope he finds that little red berry to the right.
10/Nov/09 4:53 AM
   Amelia  From Medowie    Supporting Member
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What a fantastic photo Jim, its like he is posing for you.
13/Nov/09 10:24 AM
   Kathy  From Valrico, Florida, USA
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How did you manage to get close enough to take the photo without scaring him away? Does he sing pretty in addition to being beautiful?
14/Dec/09 1:25 PM
   Jim  From Jupiter    Supporting Member
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I stood for about 15 minutes in a stand of firebushes, trying to get a good photo of the small warblers. They we oblivious to me, and feasting on the bush's berries. One finally landed about 5 feet in front of me, and I quickly took a pic of it. A moment later, it had flown back up into the brush.
This image has been electronically cropped out of a larger photo to show the bird nearly 1 to 1.
19/Dec/09 12:44 AM
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