Blue-winged Warbler

Even though Blue-winged Warblers are common at the PGT through the spring and summer I’ve had a hard time photographing them. They like to stay hidden behind brush. While walking this morning I coaxed this one out by playing his song on my iPhone. Even then it was just an instant before he disappeared.

You can see Blue-winged Warblers in many places at the PGT. This one was near the dam of Beaver Lake.

Yellow-throated Warbler

Walking along Hillers Creek this morning I heard the loud clear song of one of one our most attractive birds. The Yellow-throated Warblers nest along the creek every year. The early morning light was perfect when the bird perched for me in a Sycamore.

Killdeer Flying

Walking through the 5-acre prairie this afternoon I heard the alarm call of a Killdeer. It sounds just like it’s name and this bird was repeating “Kill Deer, Kill Deer” over-and-over as it flew in semi-circles around me. I suspect it was trying to distract me so that I would not find it’s chicks. I quickly snapped a few pictures and left it alone. The red ring around the large eye is quite distinctive.

Yellow-rumped Warbler feeding

The birds are back! There are new species every day. This morning I found a small group of Yellow-rumped Warblers working over the emerging green tips of Bald Cypress. There must have been tiny bugs for them to eat.