Immature Yellow-rumped Warbler And Damselfly Prey

Immature Yellow-rumped Warbler with a damselfly in its bill – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

When I photographed this immature Yellow-rumped Warbler two days ago I couldn’t tell what prey it had snagged so I was surprised when I got home and saw that the warbler had snatched a damselfly. Sometimes the bird activity is so frenzied that it is all I can do to keep the birds in my viewfinder and at times I miss seeing everything through it.

It was frigid that morning at Farmington Bay WMA which makes me wonder if the damselfly hadn’t been attached to a leaf or a stalk of grass because it was still too cold to fly.

Immature Yellow-rumped Warbler with a damselfly – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

To my dismay I missed out on photographing the young Yellow-rumped Warbler actually eating the damselfly. I may have taken my eyes off of the warbler while spotting another bird, I am not sure but I felt like kicking my butt for not getting that shot. Oh, well. Stuff happens.

Although the throat of this young warbler is pale I can see hints of yellow in the feathers of its throat so I would say that this is an Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler and not a Myrtle.

Life is good.

Mia

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